Edgar Allen Poe: Beware

Why do people read Edgar Allen Poe? Because they like to be scared. Poe does a magnificent job creating terror in his stories. The prevailing themes are presented in Poe's works through mood, character, fate, and mental disturbances, and these four topics frighten many people. First off, this essay will state why people are scared after reading Poe's stories and poems because of his characteristics corresponding to the main character or narrator. Following that, this paper will prove that Mr. Poe's use of writing in comparison with mental problems create an even frightening scenario. Thir…