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.

Edgar Allen Poe Biography Summary & Character Analysis

Edgar and his foster parents moved to the United Kingdom because his foster father John Allen tried to keep his business connections secure.  Unfortunately there was an economy crash in the United States and the United Kingdom so Edgar and his foster family fell into poverty.  Edgar was still sent to some of the best schools in England Edgar excelled in school and learned many languages like French and Latin.  Three years later Edgar and his family went back to the United States with less money John wanted to regain his social status but his financial status stopped him from doing so.

John Allen Edgar's foster father is an insecure, disloyal person mainly because of past actions.  John is insecure because he cares so much about what other people think about him he tries hard to be accepted by everybody.  John wanted to be popular but he didn't know there was a price to pay.  Disloyal is kinda a harsh way to describe someone but John is disloyal he had many affairs with women even though he is married.  John also had an unknown child even though he already had Edgar John just isn't a good person.  

Edgar Allen Poe Biography Summary & Conflict

I have started reading a book about Edgar Allen Poe and he didn't have an easy life.  Edgar was born January 19, 1809, to David and Elizabeth Poe in Boston, Massachusetts.  Edgar's parents couldn't take care him for various reasons one being his dad was an alcoholic and his mother died of tuberculosis.  Edgar was given to a wealthy merchant and his wife while siblings were given to his uncle.  Edgar as a child was mischievous and had a vivid imagination he got into trouble here and there but he managed to weasel his way out.



In the book I'm reading about Edgar Allen Poe there are various conflicts but only one was actually major.  Edgar thought that disease was linked with beauty because his mother had died when he was young and then his wife had the same fate.  Even though it was tragic for his loved ones to die so early on Edgar was in a way inspired to write his dark/gruesome stories.

Fish In The Sky Summary & Tough Questions

So far in my book Fish In The Sky Josh is going through many changes which make his life more difficult.  Josh's cousin starts being rebellious and starts doing more mischievous things.  Josh's friend Peter publishes their magazine about nature and Josh's stuffed falcon.  Josh's body makes more changes and he starts to feel more awkward than he already his.





In Fish In The Sky Josh always asks if his dream for love can ever come true.  He constantly keeps asking himself if he can ever get with the girl of his dreams.  In various chapters of the book he keeps questioning and questioning if this can happen and he dreams about it.  Even though he always questions his dream he knows it could happen.

Fish In The Sky Summary & Character Analysis

So far in my book Sky In The Fish Josh's mom has a complete breakdown in the shower and he calls a ambulance to take to a hospital.  Josh still goes to school but still gets bullied for a handful of things.  Josh then goes through things with his mind and body and starts feeling different things.  He then starts going to a cove where he spends his time thinking if his dreams of love can ever come true.


Josh is a quiet, awkward,jealous kind of person he is sometimes by himself.  I know he's jealous because in many parts he talks about his friend and how he's jealous that his dad is always there while his barely is there.  Josh is awkward because he's going through changes in his body and mind.  Josh is mostly antisocial to everybody but to his friend and mom.

Fish In The Sky Summary & Memory Moments

Lately in my book Fish In The Sky Josh's girl cousin moves into his house. And Josh starts getting bullied at school because he's changing.  So he stops going school as a way to escape being bullied then he goes to big rock on a beach where he spends most of his time.  Josh then starts thinking about his life and thinks is my life falling apart in front of me.

In Fish In The Sky there are many memory moments Josh keeps on remembering moments when he was with dad.  During many sections of the book Josh always keeps remembering Dad.  When he was with him and how it was being there with him.  Josh's dad is never there so Josh misses most of the time.    

Fish In The Sky

 Fish In The Sky by Fridrik Erlings is about Josh Stephenson who just turns thirteen and a chain of events turn his world upside down.  Josh then experiences changes in his body and starts getting feelings for a girl.  Then he gets a stuffed falcon for his birthday from his dad.



The conflict in Fish In Sky is a internal conflict because Josh is dealing with things in him that he can't control or solve.  The type of conflict is man vs. self because it's Josh going against his self.  Josh is dealing with problems in his body that are confusing to him and he doesn't know what to do.