Reflection on Poe

         

             Before I starting learning about Edgar Allan Poe I knew nothing about him. I now know about his life and his troubles that he faced as he progressed in life. I have to say that Edgar Allan Poe was a strong person for he had so much tragedy in his life and he still continued to write short stories etc. When Edgar Allan Poe was in his teen years he had to burn furniture to stay warm. I would be petrified to do so and I would have probably not have took action but I would have probably got as many clothes as I owned and put them all on to stay warm.

            Life in the 180's seems hard considering you could have your family betray you at any moment. Poe went to live with is family and his cousin robbed him of all his goods. To me this shows that life was hard and that it was pretty hard to trust anyone. I also think that life was hard because back then they didn't have electricity so you had to have a lantern on you 24/7. To me this shows that at one point in Poe's life he didn't have any light because if he didn't have money than how would he be able to get light.

            Life in the 20th century(now). I believe that life now is a lot more easier because of the technology etc. I believe that now you still can have your family betray you but there are more ways to prevent that such as cameras. I also think that electricity has build up so much that there is light outside and there are homeless shelters and this shows that no matter where you are in life that things can get better. In conclusion I believe that life back than was a lot harder.

           Poe's writing took affected his life because he wasn't famous but he was somewhat known by his writing. His writing was dark just like his life because he had so much misery and thus his writing was. I believe that Poe was a strong writer for he made stories when he was in one of the most darkest stages of his life. I think that Poe has influenced many authors for example Lemony Snicket and Stephen King both remind me of Poe and his twisted stories. In conclusion I believe that his writing took a big tool on his life for he had a miserable life and his writing type of genre was miserable and scary almost like his life.