Edgar Allen Poe had an unstable mind, which led him to occupying himself with bizarre subjects. Poe was born in Boston in 1809 to two very unique parents (Krutch 274). His parents were not your typical parents settling down to raise a family. They were actors and traveled the world. Both of his parents died in 1811, leaving behind three children with no place to go. Edgar Allen Poe's brother William died shortly after his parents, and his …showed first 75 words of 1816 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1816 total…That is what writings and songwriters do. They express what is on their mind by writing it down. Something that was a major issue is Poe life was death. The setting helped this theme of many of his short stories. Edgar Allen Poe's powerful use of setting creates a theme of death in the short stories: "The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Fall of the House of Usher", and "The Masque of the Red Death".