Edgar Allan Poe Alcoholism Essay

Edgar Allen Poe was a foster child, his mom died in 1811 when he was not yet three. Poe’s dad had left the family. Edgar Poe married his cousin Virginia. Poe lost most of his loved ones to Tuberculosis. He was renowned with the community when he swam against the current for miles. Poe died unexpectedly at the young age of forty. Some believe that he died of Alcoholism, others believe it was rabies. I believe Edgar died of alcoholism because Poe had drunk all throughout his age and alcohol will wear down your body. Poe’s cat had shown no signs of rabies and he was close to it.
Edgar Allen Poe had drunk all throughout his age. “Dr. Snodgrass attributed his death to a lethal amount of alcohol “(Silverman 186). I think the quote means that Poe was always drinking and the alcohol had just caught up to his body. The author quotes that “Poe may have been too drunk to care about protecting himself against the wind and rain” (Silverman 186). Poe may not have known what was going on or he just didn’t care what was going on. According to the author “Supplementary accounts of Poe’s alcoholic condition came from Joseph Walker a Baltimore printer who found him” (Silverman 189) ... I believe that Poe was drinking before he died.
According to the author that “The rider was so sensitive to alcohol that a glass of wine would make him violently ill for days” (Silverman 188). This quote is significant because Poe was always ill. Another quote is “evidence of Poe’s chronic binges is strewn through his letters, in periodic admissions of recoveries” (Silverman 189) … Poe was found dead outside a bar. Therefore, I think he had to be drunk. Silverman says that “None of the signs of rabies confirm that he was not drunk” (Silverman 189). The alcohol could have just been catching up to his body. Therefore, is the reason I think Poe died of