A Gray Atmosphere By Edgar Alan Poe - 1404 Words

A Gray Atmosphere Edgar Alan Poe is the father of Dark Romanticism. He brought out the ‘gothic’ of literature and with that said not many of his pieces had a happy ending. When thinking of Poe a chill comes over me, the brute force, imagery and vocabulary that he used was enough to make any reader shudder, yet keep reading. Poe talks of dark things such as murder, insanity and betrayal; he certainly had a different perspective when it came to writing. The culture and ethical value in his stories contribute and give imagery to the events that his characters endure. You wouldn’t expect revenge to be going on during such a joyous time. Carnival is a celebration of life that is found in many countries throughout the world. During Carnival†¦show more content†¦Poe left his education behind in order to pursue two goals; become a famous writer and find great adventure. He did accomplish his two goals, the first by publishing his first book â€Å"Tamerlane† at the age of eighteen, and the second by enlisting in the United States Army. Although his career in the Army was short lived, during an assignment in 1827 he found the inspiration for one of his most grossing and vengeful stories, â€Å"The Cask of Amontillado†. During his service Poe was a private at Castle Island, South Boston Massachusetts, while there he saw a statue of the late Lieutenant Robert Massie. He later learned that Massie perished in a sword fight against Lieutenant Gustavus Drane in 1817. According to the legend the Poe was told, in order to get revenge against Drane for killing Massie, his soldiers got Drane intoxicated, lead him to a dungeon and sealed him alive behind a vault. However, the legend is merely a tall tale. Drane was court-martialed and acquitted for the killing and he lived until 1846. â€Å"The Cask of Amontillado† was published in 1846 and is known to this day to be a horrid tale of revenge, murder and mortality. Edgar Allan Poeâ⠂¬â„¢s last short story following his death several years later takes place in an Italian city during sometime in the 19th century; the specific city and year are not