Discussion Topic Edgar Allan Poe had a life marked with great
sorrows. Having lost his parents to tuberculosis at
a very young age, he was separated from his
siblings and sent to live with his foster parents,
John and Frances Allan. He shared a loving
relationship with his foster mother, but not with his
foster father. Just as it seemed that his life was
improving when he fell in love and got married, his
beloved wife Virginia died of tuberculosis. Two
years later, Edgar Allan Poe also died in
mysterious circumstances.
Based on what you know and have learned about
Edgar Allan Poe's life, do you think he relates to
his deranged narrators? Why or why not? Which
aspects of his life seem similar to Gothic elements
and conventions?
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