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Through out Edgar Allen Poe’s life, many factors have contributed and influenced his writing style. He lived a difficult life, because he was raised in a dysfunctional household. He was raised by a step father who did not love him, or he dictated his values s ....

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.... Tale Heart” the captain was the old man/father figure. Guiding the people in the boat closest to the edge of existence, into the maelstrom. And Poe makes it the captains fault that they are caught in the outer ring of the maelstrom and are coming closer to the center(Schopper). In the “Black Cat”, the husband in the story was cruel and unjust to the cats. The cats were probably representing Poe when he was defenseless and young. Poe’s child hood played a key factor exposing the “evil old man” figure(Schopper). Most of Poe’s stories have a motif of obsessive-compulsive behavior(Edgar Allen Poe web page). this would be expected of ....