Isra Syed
Barnes
+English 3
25 September
2012
Rough
Draft
The notorious
dark romantic author Edgar Allan Poe has depicted himself as an unusual yet
pleasing writer that incorporates petrifying elements that add zest into his
stories. Critics have categorized Poe’s writing as ambivalent and terrifying.
This is illustrated among the several works he has contributed for society.
Amid these works are the components of his style of writing, symbolism, and the
focused theme throughout the story. Poe
depicts the characters in his story as morally corrupt and he clearly expresses
his general perception on the conflicts that overtake us in the world thus illustrating
that humans are insane and have a cynical behavior which leads to a demoralized
society.
Edgar Allan Poe demonstrates many essential styles of writing as he descriptively represents the characters, plot, and the general atmosphere of the story. For instance, the black feline in “the Black Cat” is portrayed as “a remarkably large and beautiful animal, entirely black, and sagacious to an astonishing degree,” (Poe, 60). This alludes to the fact that Poe greatly emphasized on the beauty yet devilish appearance of the cat which represented its character of a friendly presence and also the cause of a great misfortune. Poe is criticized on his disturbed behavior due to unfortunate events that stretched throughout his life. His family was torn apart due to ill-fated circumstances such as his father and mother passing away while he was still an infant. He was then taken into the hands of a foster father John Allan, from which he generated his middle name from. (Charles, N.P.). These conflicts greatly impacted Poe’s writing styles by forcing him to write in negative ways and by perceiving the world as an atrocious environment for human development. Also, Poe vividly exposes the intensity of the certain conditions in which the man was compelled to brutally murder his cat. He describes the owner’s emotions when he expresses that he “…hung it because [he] knew that in doing so [he] was committing a sin-a deadly sin that would be so jeopardize [his] immortal soul as to place it- if such a thing were possible-even beyond the reach of the infinite mercy of the Most Merciful and Most Terrible God,” (Poe, 61). It is evident how the man has clearly admitted to obligating to a sin and soon after feels no remorse for his actions. The author emphatically describes the emotions running through the man’s mind as he is committing the horrible sin which represents how his insanity takes the better of him and his love and devotion he once had for the feline has vanished.
Edgar Allan Poe demonstrates many essential styles of writing as he descriptively represents the characters, plot, and the general atmosphere of the story. For instance, the black feline in “the Black Cat” is portrayed as “a remarkably large and beautiful animal, entirely black, and sagacious to an astonishing degree,” (Poe, 60). This alludes to the fact that Poe greatly emphasized on the beauty yet devilish appearance of the cat which represented its character of a friendly presence and also the cause of a great misfortune. Poe is criticized on his disturbed behavior due to unfortunate events that stretched throughout his life. His family was torn apart due to ill-fated circumstances such as his father and mother passing away while he was still an infant. He was then taken into the hands of a foster father John Allan, from which he generated his middle name from. (Charles, N.P.). These conflicts greatly impacted Poe’s writing styles by forcing him to write in negative ways and by perceiving the world as an atrocious environment for human development. Also, Poe vividly exposes the intensity of the certain conditions in which the man was compelled to brutally murder his cat. He describes the owner’s emotions when he expresses that he “…hung it because [he] knew that in doing so [he] was committing a sin-a deadly sin that would be so jeopardize [his] immortal soul as to place it- if such a thing were possible-even beyond the reach of the infinite mercy of the Most Merciful and Most Terrible God,” (Poe, 61). It is evident how the man has clearly admitted to obligating to a sin and soon after feels no remorse for his actions. The author emphatically describes the emotions running through the man’s mind as he is committing the horrible sin which represents how his insanity takes the better of him and his love and devotion he once had for the feline has vanished.
