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Edgar Allan Poe1 In every story conceived from the mind of Edgar Allan Poe, a scent of his essence had been molded into each to leave the reader with a better understanding of Poe’s life. Poe displayed his greatest life’s achievements and his worst disappointments in a series of stories created throughout his whole life. It is the goal of this research paper to reveal symbolic facts about his life and define these hidden maxims in a way that is easy to understand and beneficial to the reader. Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19th, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts (â€Å"Poe, Edgar Allan,† Encyclopedia Britannica 540). Poe’s parents were David Poe, an actor based in Baltimore and Elizabeth Arnold Poe, an actress born in England, also†¦show more content†¦When he arrived at the party, he learned that it was Elmira’s engagement party, striking a dramatic blow to Poe’s heart (540). After John Allan and Poe had their quarrels over Poeà ¢â‚¬â„¢s gambling addiction, he joined the army under the alias of â€Å"Edgar Allan Perry† (â€Å"Poe, Edgar Allan,† Encyclopedia Britannica 540). In 1829, Poe was honorably discharged, but not before attaining the rank of Sergeant Major (540). A year later, John Allan scheduled an appointment for Poe with the West Point U.S. Military Academy (540). Poe had not been in the academy for a year when he was dismissed from West Point. It was after his military career when Poe starting to become a successful writer of poetry and short stories. In 1831, Poems included three of his greatest works: â€Å"To Helen,† â€Å"The City in the Sea,† and â€Å"Israfel† (â€Å"Poe, Edgar Allan,† World Book Encyclopedia 591). When his poems failed to reach recognition, Poe began to write short stories such as â€Å"MS. Found in a Bottle† in 1833 (591). It was around this time when he married his fourteen-year old cousin, Virginia Clemm, who was a very influential character in Poe’s later works (591). In 1840, Poe published a collection of his first twenty-five stories called Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (â€Å"Poe, Edgar Allan,† World Book Encyclopedia 591). Even when this collection failed to sale or gain recognition,Show MoreRelatedThe Cask Of Amontillado By Edgar Allan Poe993 Words   |  4 PagesEdgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, then moved to Richmond, Virginia at the age of three after his parents died. He was raised as a foster child by John and Frances Allan. Growing up he did very well in primary school, and attended one year at the University of Virginia until he was no longer able to pay for it (Poets.org). Poe is one of the most well-known writers in American history and authored many famous poems and short stories. One of Poe’s most famous short stories is The CaskRead MoreThe Tell Tale Heart And The Black Cat By Edgar Allan Poe788 Words   |  4 Pages In the short stories â€Å"The Tell-Tale Heart† and â€Å"The Black Cat†, the author, Edgar Allan Poe uses imagery and character detail to create a frightening mood. â€Å"The Tell-Tale Heart† features an insane and easily irritable Nameless Narrator who plots the murder of his dear friend, simply because the look of his eye bothers him. After successfully taking the life of his friend, the Nameless Narrator proceeds to hide the body in floor of the dead man’s home, and then confess to killing him, resulting