When Poe sided with with his foster mother, Frances, John withdrew him out of college and demanded him to leave the house. ... In The Raven, he delved into the theme of death and loss. ... As he wrote the poem in another room in the house, his wife was dying. ... The themes of Poe's stories may very well be rooted in the unhappy events in his life. ... Ever since his childhood, Poe viewed women as angelic figures who would come to save him from the Hell he was living on earth. ...

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• Grade Level: High School