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How Did Edgar Allan Poe Contradict Public Life

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As everyone has a private life that contradicts their public life to some extent, Edgar Allan Poe was no exception. As spoken in the Edgar Allan Poe Documentary video, “the private Poe was very different from the public Poe”. It was almost as if the walls he built up around himself remained standing while he pursued his social life, yet fell away when he was separated from the world. Also bouncing off the Edgar Allan Poe Documentary video is the reality of Edgar and Virginia’s essence, which happens to show the private Poe perfectly. As a couple they were devoted and loving, they depended upon each other. Edgar taught Virginia algebra and how to play the flute, he even took the time to complete games of hop frog with her. But, as the Edgar

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