Essay Comparing Edgar Allan Poe And Stephen King

Comparisons can be made between everyone in the world, whether it be a man, woman, child, or animal. In this sense, one can compare authors, such as their lives, their styles of writing, and their pieces of literature. There are many similarities and differences between Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King. These similarities and differences include what they focus on in their writings, how they write, and what they believe in. The lives and beliefs of Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King can be shown in the pieces they wrote.

Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King have similar beliefs and similar items that their stories are about. But Poe and King focus on death and evil in their writings. In Poe's short story "Masque of the Red Death", there is a plague that was bestowed upon the world, killing endless amounts of lives. Some, such as Prince Prospero, took in certain people, mainly their closest friends. But even as they took refuge death inevitably prevailed and all were killed. Poe has focused on death in his pieces of literature because of his horrible life. Many who
Stephen King is more of a modern writer. He writes with a modern language, which for us today is easier to understand and follow what he is saying. He is much younger and writes like most do today. Poe on the other hand, is an older writer and uses an older English language, which makes his writing a bit harder to follow and understand. He is from a much older time and from that time most stories were written in that way. Another difference between these two authors is their supernatural usage and beliefs. In Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher", he portrays the house to be alive, and to be very evil. King on the other hand uses a religious approach to the supernatural. In his story, "Man in the Black Suit", the Devil comes to Gary, talks to him, and chases him. Both use the approach of using supernatural beings in their stories, but in different