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AKA First American man of letters
Famed 19th century American author known for biographical works.
Born in New York City in 1783
Served as U.S. ambassador to Spain in 1840s
Youngest of 11 children
Scottish-English immigrant parents
Educated privately
Passed away November 28, 1859

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melancholy
persecution
avarice
usurer
speculating
propitious
censurer

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"meager, miserly"
"forlorn-looking house that stood alone"
"air of starvation"

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Fiction

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The evil of humanity.

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Culture of writer and setting - The Devil and Tom Walker

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Culture of writer and setting - The Devil and Tom Walker

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Expansion
Debate whether slavery was evil or good
More religion diversity
dramatic social and cultural changes
Culture was differing gradually rom traditional way of life

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This story is based on a hero myth and about compounds and elements of fear and mystery. It embraces the tone of the era and the capacity of evil of humans.

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Named after George Washington
1st person to refer to New York as 'Gotham City'
Wrote legend of Sleepy Hollow
Responsible for "flat earth" myth
Helped create modern idea of christmas

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Kidd- A famous pirate who buried his treasure in the Charles River Ray
Tom walker- the protagonist
The wife of Tom walker
old scratch- the devil incarnate
Deacon Peabody- rightful owner of the land on which the fort sits, where old scratch lives

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Melancholy- gloomy; sad.
Persecution- the act or practice of oppressing or harassing with ill-treatment, especially because of race, religion, gender, or beliefs.
Avarice- immoderate desire for wealth; greed.
Usurer- one who lends money at interest, especially at an unusually or unlawfully high rate of interest.
Speculating- engaging in risky business transactions on the chance of a quick or considerable profit.
Propitious- helpful or advantageous; favorable.
Censurer- who expresses strong disapproval or harsh criticism.

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the author is very creative and uses art in the story and poetry and music.

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Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809. Poe's father and mother, both professional actors they died before Poe was three years old and John and Frances Allan raised him as a foster child in Richmond, Virginia. Later in 1827 he moved to Boston and joined the United States Army.

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A dark big mansion in a forest with no one around. Roderick, crazy brother very ill, weak and thin. Madeline beautiful and stunning.

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theme of madness. story of a sick man.

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dark gloomy. house.

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His style is created by his use of punctuation, sentence structure,word choice, imagery, tone and horror. Known for his Gothic writing style.

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House of Usher a very creepy mansion owned by his boyhood friend Roderick Usher. Roderick has been sick lately, afflicted by a disease of the mind, and wrote to his friend asking for help. While doing so, he explains that Roderick and his sister are the last of the Usher bloodline, and that the family is famous for its dedication to the arts. Roderick indeed appears to be a sick man.  He attributes part of his illness to the fact that his sister, Madeline, suffers from catalepsy  and will soon die, and part of it to the belief that his creepy house is sentient and has a great power over him. He hasn’t left the mansion in years.

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Glooming, horrific , strange and frightening.

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old & spooky. authoritative/informative. lots of imagery.

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1. He was an Orphan
2. He was a prodigy published his first book at 18
3.He married his cousin she was 13 and he was 27

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1st person.

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horror fiction/gothic fiction

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Apathy-
Greek root "path" which means "feel and or "suffer"

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"gloom, sickening, frightening, earthly, plainly, deathly."

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Influenced by American culture and his Gothic tales