A person who dwells on grief is the cause of his own mental anguish. This is evident in “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe. When Mr. Poe is staring into the dark after looking for the tapping, he says, “and the only word spoken was the whispered word, Lenore!” During this time Poe was dwelling on the loss of his wife, and thought that maybe he was dreaming about her death, and she was the one at the door. Due to her non-existence, Poe misses her dearly and is becoming mentally fried. Ater on Poe goes on to say, “respite-respite and nepenthe, from thy memories of Lenore.” This goes on to show that even the raven cannot bring happiness to Edgar. He is also saying that no one, not even the raven of the tapping at the door, can bring him happiness. Finally, at the end of the story Poe says, “and my soul …show more content…
Throughout this story Poe represents this. When he says, “Tis some visitor tapping at my chamber door… only this, nothing more.” While Poe is at home alone on a bleak December night half asleep, he thinks that someone is tapping on his door. Coming to conclusion after checking to see if anyone is there, he realizes there is no one and returns to his seat. Later on he goes on to say, “so that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating.” Again this time Poe thinks someone is knocking at his door. May or may not this be a dream but his heart was beating. Finally, after Poe was able to return to his chair for the second time for a “someone” tapping at his door, he started to doze off again. Poe then says, “this I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, Lenore!” This part sounds as if Poe has an allusion. To know that Poe lives alone in a huge mansion and for “someone” to tap at his door on a december day, is a little skeptical. It’s almost like the feeling that happens shortly after dozing off where you wake up and feel like you’re falling. The human mind is a great thing, but it keeps you on your