Edgar Allan Poe's Suicide Was The Right Decision Essay

My decision about the cause of Edgar Allan Poe’s death being a suicide was the right decision. My decision was the right decision because I was able to make it by using reliable information that I found online and the opinions of others on the situation to make it. While doing this assignment I thought of the following quote, “Maybe it's fitting that since he invented the detective story, he left us with a real-life mystery". (Chris Semtner, Smithsonian). Now, I want you to consider that quote while reading this essay.
When going into The Possible Causes of Edgar Allan Poe’s Death assignment, many of my friends had told me that before beginning their research they already had somewhat of an idea of what they thought had killed the writer. I, on the other hand, did not. While I had
The information that I had known of the theories at the time was enough to both support and disprove the ideas. Because of this, I did more research. Not only to see if there was any more information out there to help confirm either theory but to see if there were other possible causes for his death. During my research, I was able to found out more about what had happened to Poe before he was found and taken to the hospital. I learned about some of his past and discovered information that could be used to explain what might have been going on in Poe’s head: explaining some of the behaviors he presented. I also learned more about how Poe had seen things, as well as what he had said before he passed. I was also able to find the backgrounds and some of the beliefs of those around Edgar Allan at the time. Some of whom had “motives” to alter the story of his fate. Although at the time, some of this