Modernist artist : Edgar Allan Poe

“I Am…” statements for your author (minimum 5)

I am considered to be part of the American Romantic Movement.

I am known for my tales of mystery and the macabre.

I am University of Virginia drop out.

I am A private in the United States Army.

I am a child of two actors.

I am a orphan since my mom died and my dad left when i was three years old.

Paragraph explaining how “I Am…” statements influence author’s worldview

In Edgar's life he experienced a lot of death and his writing and views on life became pretty dark because of it. He knew what it was like to get left so he probably thought that the world was super cruel and that no one stays. He was very unstable in the sense of his mental health. He had a lot of trauma from all his loved ones dying around him. He was used to death and so in his writings you can feel and tell. He probably did not like the world all that much since it was so cruel tohim. All he saw was crue and horrible things in the world. 

Brief descriptions of 5-7 events in the author’s life that YOU (not some website from which you cut/paste) believed influenced his/her sense of self and writing style

When he was only three years old his mom died. His father also abandoned him when he was three. His foster father John Allan would abuse him continuously. His foster father died in 1834 it hit him hard on his mental stability. His wife also died of sickness in 1847. 

3 quotes from the author’s work that show how the author’s identity is evident in his/her writing

• Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.
• Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.
• Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream only at night.