How Did Edgar Allan Poe's Life Affect His Writing

Edgar Allan Poe, was born on January 19, 1809, in Boston. He was a very talented writer, but wrote about sad and gruesome things, usually connecting to his personal life in many ways. Some things that connected with his personal life, and his writings, was the fact that there was so many women who died in his life, he was very poor, and didn't have a job for most of his life, and he had a case with alcoholism. He died on Sunday, October 7, 1849. The first thing that Poe’s life affected his writing, was the deaths of so many women he loved. Edgar Allan Poe saw women as angelic figures, and treated them with respect and courtesy. He never really knew his mother who died at the age of 24 from Tuberculosis when he was three. He grew up with John and Francis Allen who adopted Poe when he was orphaned. Edgar Allen Poe loved Francis Allen. She showed Edgar much affection, and he in turn was very fond of Francis. Francis Allen died of Tuberculosis. Poe was terribly affected by her death. Edgar Allan Poe married a girl named Virginia who was not yet 14. They were a devoted and loving couple,
It started in college when he started gambling for money. He eventually was $2,000 in debt, and very much broke. Because of these money problems and financial difficulties, he enlisted in the army. Poe tried to make money off his stories which he published, but he never seemed to make that much. He had a few jobs from time to time but never for very long. Finally, the last thing that affected Poe’s writing, was the fact that he had a case in alcoholism. He went on terrible drinking episodes and had terrible depression. He would drink more than normal, when he lost someone or something. He would also drink to dull the reality of life. He would write about people with drinking problems symbolizing his alcoholism. Two examples of this are, “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Black