Poe

   Poe's works are known for being mysterious, haunting and ominous. He has shown himself to be a stickler about attention-to-detail and uses these details to create a story that demands analytical and cognitive skills from the reader. This is why Poe's stories are so popular in educational systems around the world. Not only are they challenging, but they are interesting. He creates a world for readers to envelop themselves in using sensory details, characters of great personality, and of course attention-to-detail throughout the entire world. I enjoy this kind of reading because it requires me to push myself to read between the lines and serves as a challenge for me. However, I don't enjoy having a deadline attached to the reading because it typically takes me longer to comprehend and fully understand all of the details of the story.

   Like his stories, Poe too was perceived to be a mysterious man by many. This trait most likely started developing when both of his parents died when he was only 3 years old. He was sent to live with John Allan who had aspirations of Poe being a wealthy businessman. Poe, however, objected and wanted to become a writer as his childhood hero, Lord Byron, had. Later on in his life, Poe faced extreme poverty and tried gambling to overcome it. When this failed, he was publicly humiliated and looked for an outlet to his frustrations. He went back to doing what he had loved doing from childhood: writing. Throughout his life, Poe used his stories as an outlet for all his emotions. I think this is why he and his writings take on a similar persona of mysterious and ominous.