By: Rachel Crawford

EDGAR ALLAN POE

BACKGROUND• Born on 19th of January, 1809

• Son to Eliza and David Poe

• Biological parents were traveling actors, foster parents were tobacco merchants

• Two siblings: Rosalie and William

• Religion unknown

• Non political

• Writing inspired by his life

CHILDHOOD• Excellent education

• Friends were relatives and mostly girls

• Talent was writing

• Contributed to his career

• Collapse in tobacco market caused his family go into debt

ADULTHOOD• Attended University of Virginia

• Employment was writing, contributed the lives of people through

inspiration

• Fiancé married another man, then he married his cousin

• Rumor of him in a relationship with a married woman

• Very poor and it made his life very difficult

• Hero Maria Clemm

CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY• Famous for writings

• Inspired many people

• Not have the same inspiration

• Failures: not being able to accomplish everything he needed, affects his successes

RANDOM INFORMATION• Tragic relationships

• Death is a mystery

• Favorite colors

• Persistency to keep trying

QUOTE

• “Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream?” ― Edgar Allan Poe

QUOTE

• “Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” ― Edgar Allan Poe

QUOTE

• “The past is a pebble in my shoe.” ― Edgar Allan Poe

EDGAR ALLAN POE

• A lot is false

SOURCES• http://www.anb.org/articles/16/16-01302.html

• http://www.poemuseum.org/life.php

• http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/edgar-allan-poe

• http://reweb01.blogspot.com/2011/08/personal-analysis-of-edger-allen-poe.html

• http://www.google.com/search?q=google+images&safe=active&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&rlz=1I7MERD_enUS503&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=uLp7UtONJciZiQKUooDYBQ&sqi=2&pjf=1&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=763&bih=940&surl=1