Edgar Allan Poe, born in 1809, died in 1849 at the age of 40. He was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic. Known for his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is the inventor of the detective-fiction genre and a contributor to science-fiction. He was the first known American writer to make a living out of writing alone, which explains his financially difficult life and career. He was orphaned young after his mother's death, his father left the family. Years later, Poe left the college due to lack of money, but then joined the army. He failed as an officer's cadet and starting publishing with an anonymous collection of poems at the age of 18. He worked at a journal as a critic then married his 13-year-old cousin at the age of 26, then 10 years later he published "The Raven". One might say the raven was cursed, because 2 years later his wife died, and he died after her in 2 years for unknown reasons.
             What's frightening is that the "The Raven" tells a similar story to Poe's, the story of a man who mourns the death of his beloved. It is ironic and tragically at the same time that his most successful poem may have predicted his wife's death and marked the end of his own life. It follows a narrator who sits in his empty house on a cold night in December reading "forgotten lore" to forget his lost beloved Lenore. He is suffering from his lost wife and tries to forget her so he can stop his suffering. He want to keep her memories because he still wants to feel the love he once felt for her. While sitting in his home a "rapping at (his) chamber door" excites his soul to "burning". When he goes to figure out the noise, a raven flies into his chamber. He is amused by the raven and demands it to tell him its name. The raven's answer is "Nevermore". It surprised him that it can talk. He remarked to himself that his "friend" will fly ...