Edgar Allen Poe, is a well-known author whose work, I think was largely influenced by his life. He lost his mother and father at a young age, and lost his wife after 11 years of marriage, which ultimately led to his death two years later, as stated in his biography Edgar Allen Poe, be Lynn Malle. Poe writes most about death, and the darker side of life, meaning his poems are darker and have a depressing tone, rather than light and uplifting. In "The Raven", Poe displays a human's thirst for self-torture, through telling a story of a lost lover, whose death is tearing him apart; then comes a raven to remind him that "nevermore" will he have what he once did. Through Poe's literature, he promotes the idea of a person's thirst of self-torture.