The mystifying and enigmatic works of Edgar Allan Poe are notable tales of horror and mystery. Poe was the first American writer to really express ideas of insanity and death in his work. Readers are still intrigued by his masterful writing today. Some critics think his tales are twisted and corrupt, while others believe that they are the masterpieces that define him as a key figure in American literature. Most renowned writers have an inspiration or muse in their lives that they base their pieces on. Likewise, Poe incorporates his personal life experiences into his poems and short stories. An example of this is his poem, “The Raven”, in which it is evident that many events from Poe’s life have influenced his writing. Poe’s writings were molded by the many tribulations and difficult challenges that he faced in his life. Poe’s father abandoned him and his family when he was a young child, leaving Poe in a precarious situation. After the crisis of the abandonment of his father, he was only left with his mother, but lost her to tuberculosis when he was three years old. These are …show more content…
As Poe writes about the beautiful woman he was probably thinking of his wife, who died when she was still young. When someone close to you dies, it’s difficult to forget about them. Sometimes it’s painful to think about that person because it brings back an overflowing river of memories. In “The Raven” the speaker says “Nameless here for evermore” which implies that his maiden, Lenore, who had died, doesn’t have an earthly name anymore. Perhaps, the speaker wishes to forget Lenore’s name, hoping amnesia will take over helping him to lose the painful memories completely. This relates to Poe’s life because he had lost his mother and his wife whom he loved dearly. He struggled coping with these traumatic, life-changing catastrophes. Calling Lenore nameless hints that Poe wished he could easily forget about the losses in his own