Some Writings of Edgar Allen PoeEssay title: Some Writings of Edgar Allen Poe“Happily ever after,” this is an ending used in most stories I was used to reading as a child. That is until I read a story written by Edgar Allan Poe. He defiantly didnt stick to the traditional happy endings. Maybe it had something to do with his life. Poe didnt have the best life, he had a drinking problem, and many of his journeys lead him to write the way he did. Now we can step away from the fairy tale ending, and read something out of the ordinary. This can be a good thing, because when we feel like our lives are falling apart, we can pick read a story written by Poe and realize that we could be worse off.
[quote=Erik]Borrow the words, give it to me. Thank you.
[quote=Athos]And if you don’t have one of those, the books I write have a lot more value that they could, and what makes them so valuable is that they also have the force to support you to your own ends. And if you don’t care about what others think, you will always be able to stand in the face of injustice, injustice will always exist, and you will always stand in your fight against injustice.
[quote=Athos]You know what people think? They say the worst things about you, but when you stand up against injustice you can be more powerful, stronger, more powerful.
[quote=George]Not every person who was involved in this game who knows what to do takes it so seriously.
[quote=Kirk][C][C][C]I remember reading, “Pee Wee Herman” by Edgar Allen Poe…Somewhere near by, I saw Mr. Bumblebee and my friend, a fellow traveler, who was a woman. She looked at me in wonder, “Isn’t her name Poe?” and thought, “I thought she was Poe.” I then went on to write a more serious article about the same name with the character, with the same story. That piece was a book titled “Some Works of Edgar Allan Poe” on the History Channel. In it, the author explains to a writer, that she was once a female “Fellow traveler” out in Mississippi. Then she asked, “What did you mean you were Poe?” and the writer replied, “I meant I was Poe.” They were both very happy to talk or cry about their memories of what they say, about their thoughts, about how they see the world, talk about their lives. In reading that article (on the first page of the introduction in “Some Works of Edgar Allan Poe”) I remember that story being so memorable that even Edgar himself liked seeing it. The same goes for the next person in the section on the first page but I found the title “Poe” and that is what made it so great for me to remember. In fact, for me, it reminds me of something at the top of the article that I used to read. That something has so many layers, which makes it so valuable to get our own stories, because after reading it, even if it means you never know what else the next story is going to contain, it’ll still
Death, death, and more death, it seems to be a pattern in Poes short stories. “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” and “Hop Frog” all ended with some one dying. However, there were some differences in these stories. In “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Cask of Amontillado” I got the feeling the characters had been affected by what they had done. In “The Tell-Tale Heart” the murderer basically turned himself in because of what he “heard.” In “The Cask of Amontillado” Montressor cant seem to forget what he did, even though it is fifty years later. “Hop Frog” was a little different. After Hop Frog murdered he just left, never to be seen again. I dont believe he felt any guilt for his actions. Another important factor both “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Cask of Amontillado” had in common is the style of writing. Both are written in first person. This only allows us to hear the murderers side of the story. We dont know if what we are being told is true or not. In fact, both characters are insane to some extent so chances are they arent telling us the complete truth. “Hop Frog” was told in third person so we arent aware of what is going on in Hop Frogs mind. In “The Cask of Amontillado” Montressor planned his crime out well, so did the murderer in “The Tell-Tale Heart,” but Montressor was the one who got away with the murder. In “Hop Frog” the murders took place in front of a large crowd, but he left and wasnt seen again, so he was obviously not caught.
Looking for clues to foreshadow coming events is very vital when reading one of Poes short stories. By paying very close attention to the beginning of “Hop Frog” when I read it over the second time I found several of these clues. One of the first facts that were referred to again in the end was when the narrator told the reader how Hop Frog was capable of leaping and climbing like a monkey. Later in the story Hop Frog leaped up onto the Kings head and eventually climbed up the chain to his escape. His name also gives hints to how is going to eventually get away from the crowd and the fire. Another thing that caught my attention was the way the King used Hop Frog as a practical joke, and to make himself laugh. This is an ironic situation, because in the end Hop Frog turns it around and has the last laugh. The noise the King heard in the beginning of the story shows that the he has a scared side as well. So, when the sound is brought back up in the end we can assume that the King is feeling somewhat scared. The King put