Edgar Allan Poe’s work is known throughout the world. He was born in1809 in Boston.
When Poe was still an infant his father left him and then hismother died. Poe was adopted by Jon Allan. Then Edgar Allan Poe wasEducated in Europe. Poe attendant college for while, but Jon Allan stoppedPaying for his college education because Poe had to many gambling depts. Then Poe joined to the army in 1827 he wasn’t successful in the army though.
Then Poe moved back to the United States and wrote stories in Baltimore. Poe was married to Virginia in 1836. Eleven years later Virginia dies of anIllness, Poe was very disturbed. In 1849 Poe died. Poe was known as theFather of Gothic Horror. Readers of Poe’s work especially the short stories will find among manySimilarities.
When analyzing the short stories, readers will find theseSimilarities by considering the story elements: charters, setting, plot, mood,Subject of matter, and point of view. The characters in Poe’s stories share similarities. Often a character isDriven by their emotions. In the Tell Tale Heart the unidentified narratorBecomes so obsessed with his emotions regarding the old man’s eye that heWas driven to murder. In the Cask of Amontillado Montessori is totallyControlled by his overpowering feeling that he and his family name had beenInsulted.
In the Pit and the Pendulum the unknown narrator is being drivenBy his emotions to survive and to get out of the pit. It seems Poe’s charactersAre driven by their emotions. Another similarity a reader will notice is that usually male characters leftUnidentified for example in The Pit and the Pendulum the entire story isNarrated by a man who is certainly unnamed, but is also vague regarding hisPerson. In this story he is basically the only character.
In The Fall of theHouse of Usher the narrator who is the central character among only twoOther characters remain nameless and vague as well. The characters in Poe’sStories are enigmatic, mysterious, and often unidentified. Poe’s settings share several similarities. Often a story will take place in aDark confined space. For example The Pit and the Pendulum is an areaWhere it is a small closed and unidentified.
Also in The Cask ofAmontillado it is in the catacombs mostly nowhere else. Also the settings inPoe’s work are often vague, unknown, or far away. For example The Pit andThe Pendulum is very unclear it is set in what appears to be an undergroundPit during the time of the Spanish Inquisition, but it remain dark andMysterious. Also, the style itself is merky and difficult summing to reflectThat very darkness and unclearness of the setting. The selection revealed theAbove similarities of Poe’s settings.
Poe’s technique for plot elements shows similarities. Madness, murder,Revenge, horror, and bizarre situations that seem to abruptly end our plotThemes that weave their way through many of Poe’s stories. For example inThe Cask of a Amontillado Montessori is seeking revenge to FortunateInsulting Montessori and his family. Also in The Tell Tale Heart the narratorKills an old man because of the appearance of the old man’s eye which is aBizarre situation.
Another example is The Pit and the Pendulum itContained horror and many bizarre situations. The mood in Poe’s stories is rather sinister. Poe’s work containsMelancholy, sinister objects, and dark and gloomy moods. For example ThePit and the Pendulum is dark and gloomy and has many sinister objects likeThe pit, the pendulum, and the hot walls coming together.
The Tell TaleHeart is full of melancholy because a young man goes insane and commitsMurder because of the appearance of an old man’s eye. Mostly all of Poe’sWork has a sinister mood in it. The subject of matter often contains death, murder, and revenge. ForExample in The Cask of a Amontillado Montessori murders FortunateBecause he insulted Montessori.
The point of view is usually always firstPerson and the narrator is the antagonist. For example is The Tell TaleHeart the narrator is in first person and is the antagonist because he murdersSomeone. In conclusion, Edgar A. Poe is a very interesting man who is knownThroughout the world for his work. Poe’s stories are good in variety, butMostly all of them are evil or have a sad or bizarre ending.
Poe’s is known asThe father of gothic horror. Poe is a very talented writer who has
