Throughout my life I have had very few friends and I have
moved a lot, but one thing I have always had to get me through is books.
Getting away from reality by diving headfirst in to a world of inspirational
words and authors. My inspiration comes from Edgar Allen Poe. He was not only
an author but an editor and literary critic as well.
Edgar Allen Poe was born on January 19, 1809, to Elizabeth
and David Poe. He released his first book when he was eighteen, but he didn’t
get much attention for it. He tried again after his brother died, and in 1833 he
was able to catch the attention of John P. Kennedy. Kennedy was able to help
Poe develop his career further. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe
To me this shows how persistence really
does pay off, and if I just keep trying perhaps I will get noticed as well.
His most famous work of course is "The Raven," it
paints a wonderful picture with fluidity of the words. However, I find it pales
in comparison to his phenomenal short story, "The Masque of the Red
Death". This story shows that no matter what company you keep, no matter
who you are, everyone is susceptible to the dangers of the world.
Tuberculosis, also known as the red death, was a disease
that devastated the country and left many families heartbroken. Poe himself experienced this heartbreak
firsthand. First it was his mother and then his beloved wife Virginia Eliza
Clemm Poe at the age of twenty-four. Edgar Allen Poe died October 7, 1849. His
death is one that we still can’t quite understand or explain, but then again death is a bewildering thing
that will always catch us by surprise.
I have acctually forgotten about edgar allen poe! I have read some of his work tho and I realy liked it! I'am a very happy person so i don't read his writing quite often but when I do i must agree it's amazing.
ReplyDeleteI can totally relate to escaping reality through books, although I havn't been in the same situations as you. I love to come home at the end of a long day, and just lose myself in someone else's problems. Even if it means postponing sleep for...a while...anyway, Poe has such a weird writing style. But in a good way. Some of his work I'll read, and have no idea what he's talking about, but somehow at he end of the story I'll know what it was about. Once I get around all the old words.
ReplyDeleteThat's my favorite aspect of reading, being able to completely lose yourself in someone else's universe. It's spectacular and I honestly don't know if I would be who I am today if i didn't enjoy getting lost between pages.
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