2nd Reflection: The Cask of Amontillado[edited 23rd June]

For today's reflection, I would like to talk more about the author than the plot of The Cask of Amontillado itself. The author of this story, Edgar Allan Poe, was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, especially acclaimed for his tales of mystery. He often enjoyed writing gloomy and dark stories that usually trapped the readers in trepidation.


Poe was born in Boston on January 19th, 1809 His dad abandoned his family in 1810 and his mother died a year later, so Poe and his siblings were sent to a foster family. To earn his living, he enlisted in the United States Army as a private. While he was in the army, he published few books like 'Tamerlane and Other Poems'. His publishing career began after his brother died. Poe wanted to write proses and short stories as he has already tried writing poems. At first, he started working for a man named George Graham, and soon became one of the most beloved mystery writers in history.


Even though he has started writing for the sake of earning his living, he found his potential in writing. Not all people are as lucky as Edgar Allan Poe; we normally fail to recognize what our greatest potential is, and normally digress into where we have to go. For me, even though I am trying my best to find what my true talents and interests are, it is not as easy as it seems to be. The deeper I go into a specific area, the further it gets away from me. I am afraid that until I graduate, I might remain undecided of my future career.


Although Poe lived a short and tragic life as he died at the age of 40, his contributions to literature cannot be underestimated.


COMMENTS


Hyunseok Lee: Great analysis about background and previous life of the author. Good use of grammer. However, I don't think you made enough explanation about his contributions toward us or development in world literature due to Poe's literary works. I know Poe is a famous, great writer, but I believe you should tell more about what he really did and why he should be acclaimed.


Rhee Jiyoon: Yay I like your essay! The words you used are clear and accurate that I'm jealous ㅡㅡ.. The only thing that I want to point out is that what you're trying to talk about in the essay is somewhat unclear.. At first, you seem to be focusing on Poe's tragic life, but later on, you suddenly talk about your own experience. I think that writing only about Poe's life is not that meaningful since Wikipedia and other sources already had done that before.. Instead, your essay'd be more attractive if you focus more on your personal opinion! I like the part when you say "The deeper I go into a specific area, the further it gets away from me".. I agree TTTT..