CONCLUSION
Why should we study Poe?
Picture this: it’s a dark and stormy Friday night; your parents are out of town. You decide to pop some popcorn and turn on a classic scary movie. The opening credits roll, and the first scene fades from black. From behind your blanket shield, you hear a narrator begin to speak in a deep, mysterious tone. “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary…” Sounds spooky, right? This isn’t your ordinary horror film. It’s actually a poem, written by none other than Edgar Allan Poe. I know what you’re thinking; nothing is scary about a poet. Well, then you’ve never read an Edgar Allan Poe piece. You may be thinking that a writer from the 1800s is not for you, but here is why you’re wrong.
Poe´s writing is scarier than most of the Horror genre movies we see today. He has also been referenced in popular culture hundreds of times, like some of the photos above.
If you have enjoyed reading and analyzing The Black Cat, why don´t you research some of the modern day depictions of Edgar Allen Poe? I´m sure you´re probably familiar with more of his work than you think....