List Three Similarities Between Edgar Allan Poe And Edmund

To Say that Edgar allen Poe and Edmund are different is like comparing two peas in a pod. To list three similarities : they were poor, abandoned by their fathers, and depressed about their situation in life. When at was at West Point he ran out of money and had to burn his furnishings, when Dupin found Edmund was living in a tenement. A place that was dirty and had very little for furniture At an early age Poe was abandoned by his father, Edmund on the other hand, his father was lost at sea and so also abandoning his son. In the story The Man Who was Poe Dupin or Poe was a very heavy drinker and was obsessed with death. Edmund however, being eleven did not drink but, let out his anger and depression by yelling at Dupin which does no good.