Essays on Edgar Allan Poe

Similarly as other of Edgar Allan Poe’s distinctive works, “The Tell-Tale Heart” is a dull story distributed in 1843. This particular one spotlights on the events driving the death of an old man, and the events from that point. That is its stray pieces, yet...

Both Edgar Allan Poe and Toni Morrison explore the psychologically fracturing nature of trauma, by portraying hauntings as an intrusive return of the past. The complex mother-daughter relationship in Beloved amplifies the fracturing effect of slavery and Sethe’s and Denver’s personal psychological damage represents the...

The feeling of déjà vu is a strange and curious emotion. Sigmund Freud calls this ‘the uncanny’ and describes it as secret, native and familiar, and something that is ‘frightening because it is unknown, yet familiar’. Freud talks about the German equivalent if ‘the uncanny’,...

There are many elements of dark romanticism scattered throughout the short stories The Pit and the Pendulum and The Minister’s Black Veil. There are, however, some elements that stand out more than others, such as the use of specific words to create a darker mood....

Many people don’t like certain qualities others have whether they are good or bad, but the actions this person takes go above and beyond what is normal. In The Tell-Tale Heart the main character is convinced that he is not insane. He goes through with...

The most unique and well distinguished American author of the 19th century was writer Edgar Allan Poe. He was inspired by events that occurred in his life and decided to make a living by writing about them, he also became one of the first writers...

During the carnival season, I was dressed up and took part in the street parades when I met my friend Montresor. I was a little bit drunk, so when Montresor told me that he got a supply of amontillado, I could not believe him because...

One could look at Edgar Allan Poe’s many stories and see that they reflect some aspects of his personal life. When examining The Cask of Amontillado, the connections between Poe’s life and Fortunato are seen through alcoholism, the fear of being buried alive, and his...

Symbolism is defined as, “An object or element incorporated into a narrative to represent another concept or concern. Broadly, representing one thing with another. Symbols typically recur throughout a narrative and offer critical, though often overlooked, information about events, characters, and the author’s primary concerns...

Mental illness seems to be a common hidden or downright out in the open scenario in Edgar Allan Poe’s work. This is something Poe seemed to struggle with throughout his life with his alcoholism and possible depression. While this was an obvious struggle until his...