How Did Poes Writing Relate to His Own Life?
He lived a short (40 years) hard life with few friends and many enemies. Poe never got off to a good start in life. An orphan at three years old, he was adopted by John Allen. His foster father gave him no true parental guidance, swinging between lenience and extreme discipline like a pendulum. The boy attended the University of Virginia until he developed a gambling problem and Allen withdrew his financial support. document.getElementById(‘adsense_placeholder_2’).innerHTML = document.getElementById(‘adsense_ad_2_hidden’).innerHTML; Edgar had a successful two-year hitch in the army and was recommended to West Point. However his attitude and failing grades doomed this endeavor and he was dismissed from the Academy by court martial soon after he enrolled. He couldn’t hold a job and moved from city to city working as an editor for literary magazines. Although he was among one of the best editors of his day, increasing magazine circulation often by seven to eight times, the owners and empl
