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Analysis Of Edgar Allan Poe 's ' The Death Of A Mother '

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Nicole Valdes Ms. Jurado English I November 20, 2015 Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allen Poe, who is mostly the author of mysterious writings has a way of portraying one 's sensibility in petrifying short stories and poems. Edgar Allen Poe was a very disturbing writer. This author wrote many short stories and poems based on heartbreaking experiences made in the life of Poe. Having gone through a lot, Poe managed to express his emotions through writing. And although Poe became well known after he passed, this author has impacted the views of society and life towards many. Happiness and pain are what caused Poe to become a huge success. Despite his experiences with poverty, loss and gain of love, and the death of a mother, Edgar Allen Poe has been an inspiration to many by his short stories and poems of terror and obscurity. After Poes parents passed away at the age of 3, the toddler was adopted by a wealthy couple in Virginia. At 13, Poe had thought of becoming a writer but never made that dream come true. In college, Poe attended the University of Virginia but was in debt. The writer began to gamble in order to pay the expenses. Later, with almost no money left, Poe burned his furniture being the only option to keep warm. Ashamed of being poor, Poe headed back home to see his soon to be wife. After arriving home, Poe was disturbed to know that Elmira Royster, the fiancé of Poes had become engaged to another man while the author had been away. Running away from the

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