Abandonment Haunts In Edgar Allan Poe's Life

Abandonment haunts Edgar Allan Poe throughout his life starting in his youth. He would express his thoughts, and emotions through his writing and art, but many did not agree with it. It was seen to be dark, and everyone else was interested in something more cheerful. It was not until The Raven that he got publicity and only made fourteen dollars off of it. His writing is extremely close to his real life, and it shows in many events throughout his time. All the family he's lost, all the abandonment he has endured, and even some of his relationships have been represented through his work. Initially, Poe starts dealing with abandonment, and loss at the age of two. He lost his mother due to Tuberculosis (TB), and his father is never around, so
While Virginia was suffering in the other room, Poe wrote The Raven. A poem about dealing with the loss of a loved one, and the insanity of grief that comes with it. He was pretty much preparing himself for a life without her, and how he was going to live with himself. Eventually, she passed, and it drove him to start drinking more and more. A poem called Annabel Lee is written after she died and it is about the death of a beautiful woman, Virginia. As time went on, Poe went insane. He gets to talk to the president about a job, but shows up drunk, and they make him leave to come back another time. He is going through women like crazy, and even writing them the same love letters. During this time he gets engaged to Helen Whitman, but it is called off because her family and friends do not trust him. His last engagement was rumored to be with Sarah Shelton, whom he had known as a child, but they never got married due to Poe’s suspicious death in 1849. In conclusion, Edgar Allan Poe has dealt with tons of hardship in his lifetime and has a constant of people dying that he loves. It has shown through all of his work, but it is greatly appreciated, and gets the credit it