Edgar Allen Poe
Edgar Allen Poe had a painful family life, which majorly effected him, and was the basis for his unique writing style. Poe’s family varied over time, and each generation left a different impact on his life. First, his biological family left him confused about love. Second, his foster family withheld so much from him leaving him deprived. Third, his marriage life threw his life into deep depression. Poe’s family life was the basis for several of his literary works and effected his life greatly.
First of all, Poe had a very unfortunate childhood (Schopper). His parents, David and Elizabeth Poe, were very poor and could barely make a living with both of them working. He had an older brother and a younger sister, who he rarely knew during his life because he was seperated from them. His father was constantly drunk, and disappeared as Poe was a child. His mother died of Tuberculosis when he was only 2 years old.