Edgar Allen Poe And Gasoline By Edgar Allan Poe

On the chilly, winter morning of January 19, 1809 David Poe and Elizabeth Arnold gave birth to a son who would go down in history as one of the greatest, poetic legacies to have ever existed. Their son, Edgar Allan Poe, derived inspiration for his iconic and declamatory literature pieces through the many life-altering events he experienced throughout his tragic years. As a young child, Edgar lost both his mother and father to tuberculosis, and was sent to live with an exporter from Richmond, Virginia named John Allan (Poetry Foundation). Although death seems like a very inappropriate topic for a naive three year old, it would soon become a major and common subject within Edgar’s life. Upon being kicked out from the University of Virginia and
Edgar Allan Poe and Halsey discuss the negative outcomes of these effects when they promote suicide as the way to reach peace and happiness. In lines 3, 4, 5, and 6 from the poem “For Annie” Poe supports this idea by stating, “And the lingering illness/ Is over at last/ And the fever called ‘Living’/ Is conquered at last.” Here, Edgar says that life has become so unbearable it is comparable to a disease and the only way to be at peace again is to “conquer” life itself. Halsey also promotes these ideas in her song, “Gasoline”, when she said, “Benn in pain like me?/ Do the people whisper ‘bout you on the train like me?/ Well my heart is gold and my hands are cold” (Halsey 2, 8, 17). These lines show that the things people say and do can convince others that life is no longer worth living and they, as well as others, will be happier if their presence is no longer on earth. These powerful literature pieces were not only created to judge the way people affect and influence others, but to inform society of the hidden flaws found deep within their own personal lives and