Many people had a good and happy life; however, Edgar Allan Poe did not. He lost both of his parents at a young age, and experienced rejection and loneliness. Although he does not include this in his writing, we can infer that his life was dark because of his style in poetry. Despite these problems, he still managed to become a successful poet, critic, editor, and short story writer. How he did this was particularly interesting.
Born 1809, Boston, Massachusetts, Edgar Allan Poe started his journey. Poe never really knew his parents. His dad left the family early, and his mom passed away from tuberculosis when he was three years old. Because of this, Edgar Allan Poe was sent to a foster care; where he went to live with John Allan, a …show more content…
There he joined the United States Army, he enlisted himself as Edgar A. Perry of age twenty two. In 1830, he entered West Point as a cadet. However, he didn't stay in the Army for long because John Allan refused to send him any money. Some people believe that Edgar Allan Poe resisted the orders given to him so they could dismiss him. After just eight months at West Point, he was kicked out. Broke and alone, Poe went to Baltimore, his late father's home, and called relatives in the city. One night, Poe's cousin robbed him, however his close relative, Maria Clemm, turned into motherly figure to him furthermore invited him into her home. At age twenty seven, he secretly wedded his cousin Virginia who was thirteen. While Poe was in Baltimore, John Allan had passed away and did not mention him in his …show more content…
At this time he moved to a tiny cottage in the country. It was there, in the winter of 1847 that Virginia died at the age of twenty four. He could not write for months because he was devastated, and critics were already saying that ha he was probably going to die. And the people were right, Edgar Allan Poe lived two years after Virginia’s death. He spent most of that time traveling from one city to the next giving lectures.
While on a lecture tour in Lowell, Massachusetts, he met Nancy Richmond, and later married her. Poe went to Richmond and later went on a trip to Philadelphia. On the way to Philadelphia, Poe stopped in Baltimore where he went missing for five days. The last few days of Edgar Allan Poe were just as dark and unhappy as most of his
Born 1809, Boston, Massachusetts, Edgar Allan Poe started his journey. Poe never really knew his parents. His dad left the family early, and his mom passed away from tuberculosis when he was three years old. Because of this, Edgar Allan Poe was sent to a foster care; where he went to live with John Allan, a …show more content…
There he joined the United States Army, he enlisted himself as Edgar A. Perry of age twenty two. In 1830, he entered West Point as a cadet. However, he didn't stay in the Army for long because John Allan refused to send him any money. Some people believe that Edgar Allan Poe resisted the orders given to him so they could dismiss him. After just eight months at West Point, he was kicked out. Broke and alone, Poe went to Baltimore, his late father's home, and called relatives in the city. One night, Poe's cousin robbed him, however his close relative, Maria Clemm, turned into motherly figure to him furthermore invited him into her home. At age twenty seven, he secretly wedded his cousin Virginia who was thirteen. While Poe was in Baltimore, John Allan had passed away and did not mention him in his …show more content…
At this time he moved to a tiny cottage in the country. It was there, in the winter of 1847 that Virginia died at the age of twenty four. He could not write for months because he was devastated, and critics were already saying that ha he was probably going to die. And the people were right, Edgar Allan Poe lived two years after Virginia’s death. He spent most of that time traveling from one city to the next giving lectures.
While on a lecture tour in Lowell, Massachusetts, he met Nancy Richmond, and later married her. Poe went to Richmond and later went on a trip to Philadelphia. On the way to Philadelphia, Poe stopped in Baltimore where he went missing for five days. The last few days of Edgar Allan Poe were just as dark and unhappy as most of his