Compare And Contrast Poe And Roald Dahl

This compare and contrast is able to compare 2 authors. These authors are Roald Dahl who wrote the Landlady, and Edgar Allen Poe, who wrote the Tell - Tale Heart. Roald Dahl wrote stories with humor and dark humor. Edgar Allen Poe wrote horror stories. Roald Dahl had a funny and darkly funny impression on his audience, while Edgar Allen Poe had a frightening impression to his audience. Edgar Allen Poe and Roald Dahl have similar lives, but differentiate in the way they write.

Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916. He was sent to two boarding schools that were very dark and mean when he was nine years old. His teachers discouraged him and told him he would never become a writer. He wrote a few books describing his life in these boarding schools.