6 - Why Should You Read Poe? by Sarah Santo https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg en-us 2023-10-11 16:41:51 UTC 2025-09-08 23:36:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://media0.giphy.com/media/MCoeh33Hs6iuJSahDs/giphy.gif 16 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569466369 Some factors that contributed to Poe's difficult life is his parents dying at a young age and living in poverty.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569466369 18 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569466446 Since Poe was poor and had drinking problems it made his life difficult. Also, he's mom and wife both died.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569466446 1 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569467021 The supernatural keen eyesight of the detective like his detective C Auguste Dupin.

There is way to distinguish how the event happened in the first place and why it was caused.

The unsettling feeling throughout the story keeping the viewer wondering who is the culprit.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569467021 Number 5 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569467329 Characteristics of detective fiction we can trace back to Poe is, and armchair detective uses his genius and unusual powers of observation and deduction to solve mysteries.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569467329 4 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569467370 During his time as a writer he suffered from alcoholism, depression after his wife and his mother died, and poverty since his stories didn't make him much money.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:37:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569467370 20 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569467412 Some factors that contribute to Poe's difficult life is his grief over losing his mom and wife. Another factor that contributed to Poe's difficult life is his drinking problem.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569467412 3 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569467869 Poe had several personal issues he went through, one of which was the depression of dealing with the death of his wife and mom who both died at age 24 because of tuberculosis. Some other issues he faced were struggles like poverty and alcoholism.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569467869 2 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569467953 A factor that contributed to Poe's difficult like is the death of his mother and wife. Another factor is that he struggled with poverty throughout his entire writing career and was an alcoholic.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569467953 9 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569468346 The traumatic lifestyle that Poe had, Poetry was haunting him.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569468346 1 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569468503 He was in poverty as a child, and he was an alcoholic during much of his life, and he was always extremely sad and always looked sad with his brooding face.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569468503 10 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569468557 The elements that distinguish Poe's gothic horror stories are violence and horror. Poe also explores the human mind and the tendency towards self-destruction. Poe's writings are always haunting and hypnotic.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:38:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569468557 21 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569468624 Poe's horror stories have recurring elements of violence and making you question the narrators authority.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569468624 16 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569468651 Some distinguish elements in Poe's gothic horror stories are gore and violence.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569468651 19 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569468788 Two elements that distinguish Poe's gothic horror is that you can read them in one sitting and the every word must contribute.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:38:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569468788 11 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569469002 Factors including Poe's mother and wife dying at 24, Poe struggling with alcoholism, and how Poe lived in poverty contributed to Poe's difficult life.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569469002 7 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569469009 I believe that an element that distinguishes Poe's gothic horror stories from other peoples is his choice of words.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569469009 14 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569469361 Factors that contributed to Poe's difficult life was the passing of his mom and wife.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569469361 12 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569469423 Some factors that contribute to Poe's difficult life is, depression, and alcoholism

]]> 2025-09-04 19:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569469423 18 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569469894 Some characteristics of Poe's detective fiction are that his stories are are love, grief, and or guilt. His stories are dark and mournful with clear morals.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569469894 10 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569470038 Some factors that contribute to Poe's difficult life are that he lived in poverty and darkness. His wife and mother both died from tuberculosis at 24. He also experienced alcoholism.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569470038 4 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569470182 one of the characteristics is an unreliable narrator who can't even trust their own thoughts allow the reader to inference what is really going on in the story

]]> 2025-09-04 19:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569470182 7 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569470238 Some factors that contributed to Poe's difficult life is family death as well as his alcohol problem.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569470238 19 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569471132 Factors that made Poe's life difficult are his mom and wife died at the age of 24, he had a drinking problem, and he lived in poverty.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569471132 3 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569471143 Poe had several elements that distinguished his gothic horrors stories. Things like fear, violence, and murder all fell under his unity of effect.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569471143 17 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569471499 Poe had a difficult life, there were several factors contributing to his difficult life. One of the factors was that Poe lived in poverty despite his successful career. In addition to this he also struggled with alcoholism.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569471499 22 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569471924 Early loss of parents, his mother died when she was 24, Foster parents he never fully bonded with his foster dad. He also had health problems and substance trouble.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569471924 Number 5 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569471948 Some factors that contributed to Poe's hard life were: His mother and wife's death both at the age of 24, alcoholism and living in poverty throughout his life.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569471948 6 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569472252 The factors were his complexity of his family life and self destruction and problems. He mostly used his trauma and his life difficulties to create his poems. While doing this he connected to his stories expressing his emotions, thoughts and his concerns.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569472252 20 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569472641 Elements that distinguish Poe's gothic horrors are his stories about psychological horror and grief stories.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569472641 8 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569473686 he has had a difficult life because he was echolalic, mom and wife dead and he was diseased.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569473686 12 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569474623 Some elements that distinguish Poe's gothic horror stories is how he uses some words that he uses in his stories, and how he puts together the stories/ like the plot

]]> 2025-09-04 19:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569474623 2 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569474841 Elements that distinguish Poe's gothic horror stories is the exploration of love, grief, and guilt through violence and horror and the hinting at supernatural elements. He also doesn't make clear moral messages or interpretations of his stories unlike other authors. His work also explores prosperity for self-destruction and the human mind which makes his stories unique.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569474841 21 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569475238 Some factors could be how he lost his mother and his wife at the age of 24. His alcoholism would also be a contributing factor to this.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569475238 22 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569475430 His horror stories were really dark, and it had the theme of death and decay. His education was cut short because he couldn't pay for college.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:44:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569475430 14 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569475455 Elements that distinguish Poe's gothic horror stories would be the tone of the story and how it gives an eerie vibe. Another element would be the characters and how they think.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569475455 9 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569475713 His struggle with alcoholism, losing his mother and wife when they were both 24 years old, which sent him in a deep dark hole.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569475713 8 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569476035 the elements that disquisition him from other horror story's is that he followed his rules of unity effect.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569476035 15 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569476356 Some factors that contributed to Poe's difficult life , were the loss of both his mom and wife at a young age and his harsh upcoming that influenced some of his meaningful stories.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569476356 11 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569477233 We can trace back Poe's story telling/writing and how he makes his story's about horror and how his story's turn's differently than expected.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569477233 17 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569477447 Poe's gothic horror stories are distinguishable by two things. One of the things is it's form, Poe writes stories that you can read in one sitting. Secondly the style of Poe's stories, Poe makes every little detail important and directly connect to the plot to keep the readers attention. In addition to that he sometimes makes the writing from one view point so you question everything being told to you, this captivates the reader.

]]> 2025-09-04 19:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569477447 6 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569478833 He used his rules of what he called the unity of effects. His poems had horror, violence, and a specific message to each story. For example in the tale tale of hearts, the heart beats from the old man created of sense of guiltiness since the man was the one who ended up killing him and tried to hide from the cops. This illustrates that while his stories had a lot of gore in them he always delivered a specific message or theme to his stories

]]> 2025-09-04 19:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569478833 15 https://padlet.com/sarah_santo/fksfk0a6tzl4vmtg/wish/3569479843 The triadic background of his life and past experiences helped him have the ability to build up his horror stories as he changed his emotions to a much more deeper meaning.

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