Edgar Allan Poe’s literary works reflect his personality and his life experiences. Poe is perhaps known more for his grotesque stories; however, like in “The Purloined Letter,” Poe also writes detective short stories. His writing style can be described as both gothic and vivid. Poe writes with such imagery and with such a strong vocabulary that it is often difficult to comprehend what is happening in his stories; therefore, his works are constantly being analyzed and reinterpreted. Throughout Poe’s life, he endured several events that shaped the way he would write and transformed his writing style. His dad left when he was young and his mother died soon after. He was raised by a man named John Allan and his wife Frances Valentine Allan. He