Sunday, March 1, 2015

Edgar Allen Poe Biography Summary & Tough Questions

Edgar now an adult is college and struggling with his demons and his life in general.  Edgar wanting to be accepted by everybody is gambling and drinking heavy.  Edgar's father who just broke the cycle of poverty had to constantly bail Edgar out and pay his debts.  Poe having an gambling addiction and being an alcoholic he struggled with his foster father but he excelled in school.  Edgar fell in love with a 15 year old girl named Sarah Royster they were supposed to get married but after Poe finished college she refused to see him.  Edgar left his foster father's house and was determined to prove the people who doubted him wrong.

Edgar throughout the book keeps questioning how he will prove everybody that doubted him wrong and be on top.  Edgar's foster father thought Edgar wouldn't amount to anything but he never believed in Edgar.  Edgar left his father's wing and was determined to make something of himself.  Unfortunately Edgar didn't make it and fell into more problems but he eventually made something of himself.

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