Why Is Edgar Allan Poe Considered Gothic
Whenever the name Edgar Allan Poe is brought up the first few images that come to mind are darkness, murders, mystery, pain and resurrections. Poe had a very troubling childhood, he was born in Boston in 1809, his father abandoned his family after Poe’s birth and his mother died a year later. A wealthy merchant then adopted him and later on as he grew up he started to grow a very rough gambling problem that his adopted stepfather refused to pay so he was forced to drop out of school. Poe then decided to join the army where he was also removed from because of academic behaviors; we can conclude this was when the darkness grew within him. Poe then dedicated his time in writing short poems that didn’t really succeed at first. Edgar then decided to turn from poetry to literary
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Poe uses all the four elements presented in this essay with most of the literature he writes. Poe’s legacy stays with all the poems and stories he wrote. All these writings always show different types of darkness, mystery, gloomy settings and they leave you with an urge for more. Edgar ends most of his writings in mysterious ways and for that his writings remain labeled as “gothic literature.”
Outline
Introduction: In this paragraph 1 give a background story on Edgar Alan Poe in order for the reader to understand why Poe is the way he is. I also state in this paragraph how Poe’s writings fits into the genre of gothic literature and all the 4 categories we studied upon such as, bleak and remote setting, violent incidents, physiological and or physical torments and, other unworldly elements.
Paragraph 1: in this paragraph I talk about the poem Poe wrote named “The Raven” and here I explain how The Raven fits all the 4 categories listed
Paragraph 2: Here I basically do the same as paragraph one but the difference is that in this paragraph I talk about the story Poe wrote named, The Fall Of The House of
Poe uses all the four elements presented in this essay with most of the literature he writes. Poe’s legacy stays with all the poems and stories he wrote. All these writings always show different types of darkness, mystery, gloomy settings and they leave you with an urge for more. Edgar ends most of his writings in mysterious ways and for that his writings remain labeled as “gothic literature.”
Outline
Introduction: In this paragraph 1 give a background story on Edgar Alan Poe in order for the reader to understand why Poe is the way he is. I also state in this paragraph how Poe’s writings fits into the genre of gothic literature and all the 4 categories we studied upon such as, bleak and remote setting, violent incidents, physiological and or physical torments and, other unworldly elements.
Paragraph 1: in this paragraph I talk about the poem Poe wrote named “The Raven” and here I explain how The Raven fits all the 4 categories listed
Paragraph 2: Here I basically do the same as paragraph one but the difference is that in this paragraph I talk about the story Poe wrote named, The Fall Of The House of