Edgar Allan Poe The Raven Analysis

Edgar Allen Poe was an exceptional writer. He is well-known for his short stories and poetry. Despite the fact that his writings were good, it wasn't until he wrote “The Raven” that he really became well-known. After reading that poem and researching about more about his life, I noticed a lot of similarities between the main character and himself.

The Raven talks about a man who lost his wife, Eleanor. The man, in his what he calls a chamber,hears a knocking at the door, it's the raven. The guy asks a lot of questions but everytime he asks them the bird just respomds “nevermore."We don't really know if this bird was real or the man in the story had imagined it from drinking or drugs or anything, but I read that Poe said that some of his ideas for his stories came from nightmares and dreams that he had sometimes caused by drinking. Nepenthe, mentioned a lot in greek mythology, is a drink that causes the person not to feel any pain. Poe was known for using opiates and alcohol to ease his addictive needs, the narrator drinks and says:
“Let me quaff this kind Nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore! Quoth the raven, ‘Nevermore.’”

When i think of December i see holidays with family and friends,however this man was isolated from the world.The man’s loneliness ,feeling like everyone left him, shows Poe’s wanting for acceptance in his job and his life.He worked as a critic and his reviews left him with no friends and sometimes unpaid. His intrusive and strong personality often annoyed people. Poe’s wife had been very ill with Tuberculosis, which killed his mother. I feel like he was using this man's pain from losing his wife to show his fear of losing Virginia, who was not only his wife, but his