How did Edgar Allan Poe's personal life influence his writings?...Please cite at least five examples.

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2002

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*His father ran away *His mother died before he was three *Foster father never accepted him Allan *He fell in love in college but the girl's family stopped engagment because they knew he wouldn't get foster father's fortune *Went to live with real aunt and married her daughter Virginia *Virginia died of tuberculosis *He went to army became Sergeant Major, dropped out then Allan helped him get into West Point, Allan remarried while Poe was in West Point and Poe found out that his new wife could give him kids so he dropped out to go live with aunt *while in college he gambled and got into debt and Allan didn't help just pulled him out, thus went to army

-- Anonymous, April 07, 2002

Obviously, Poe led a miserable life. The constant bouts with death he suffered contributed to the types of writings and poems he wrote. His life was shrouded with gloominess and all of his life's misfortunes can be seen mirrored in poems like, "Annabel Lee" and "Lenore," as well as others of that same nature. He was a sad, miserable man-his poems and writings all had a sad, miserable tone. See a pattern? It is clear that the melancholy that held dominion over his life was manifested into the forms of poetry and stories. Well enough said, anyone with half a brain can determine the rest.

-- Anonymous, May 28, 2002

He led a very miserable life. As well as his loses of people in his life some of all had died and he had to move from his home to somewhere else.

-- Anonymous, November 10, 2002

Edgar Allen Poe led a very miserable life. As well as his loses of people in his life some of all had died and he had to move from his home to somewhere else.

-- Anonymous, November 10, 2002

how did his personal life influence his writings?

-- Anonymous, November 12, 2003

he felt that he had to prove his step father font my being the best

-- Anonymous, January 28, 2004

Yes, all of the ppl he loved (women) mostly died of tb (over 90%) but i cant find who all died of it!!!,.....for school cuz i have to write a bio on him

-- Anonymous, February 28, 2004

Try this website: http://www.eapoe.org/geninfo/poealchl.htm

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2004