Edgar Allen Poes family effect
Edgar Allen Poe’s family effectEdgar Allen Poe had a painful family life, which majorly effected him, and was the basis for his unique writing style. Poe’s family varied over time, and each generation left a different impact on his life. First, his biological family left him confused about love. Second, his foster family withheld so much from him leaving him deprived. Third, his marriage life threw his life into deep depression. Poe’s family life was the basis for several of his literary works and effected his life greatly.
First of all, Poe had a very unfortunate childhood (Schopper). His parents, David and Elizabeth Poe, were very poor and could barely make a living with both of them working. He had an older brother and a younger sister, who he rarely knew during his life because he was seperated from them. His father was constantly drunk, and disappeared as Poe was a child. His mother died of Tuberculosis when he was only 2 years old. Bernard Schopper, author of “The Dark Genious of the Short Story,” states that these unfortunate events left Poe feeling very confused and victimized because he was never given a solid home life.
Poe’s poor childhood left an impact on literary works he would later create. The Pit and the Pendulum is a story about a man who recalls various tortures, which expresses the way that Poe felt victimized (Donahue). J. A. Harrison, editor of “Complete works of Edgar Allen Poe,” features a story known as The Premature Burial which tells of a man who is victimized by his family, just as Poe was. The Cask of Amantillado, is a story of a man tortured over his desire for wine that he could never get, which also represents Poe’s feelings of victimization. Poe’s childhood is shown in many of his published works.
Poe’s distressing childhood left a large impact on his life. Poe had no knowledge of a true home life. Because of his drunken father, he too was thrown into alcoholism (Schopper). Poe’s family was unable to supply the love he needed, so, as a result, he suffered a severe depression during his life. Poe’s original family left disastrous effects on him.
Second of all, Poe’s adolescence was very neglectful. He was taken in by John and Francis Allen, but he never became their son. John Allen refused to adopt him, because he felt Poe was not priveledged enough to deserve the family fortune. John Allen sent Poe to college, but ceased payments after he heard of Poe’s literary works, forcing him to drop out. These incidents secluded Poe, giving him a jealous,...
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