Edgar Allan Poe's tragic life

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    Life

  • Poe's father leaves the family

    Poe's father leaves the family
    The event will help to shape his feeling toward men in his life
  • Poe's mother died at 25 years

    Poe's mother died at 25 years
    This affected Poe because he was more closer to women than men.
  • Poe went to a foster home and moved in with the Allan family

    His dad left and his mom died so he had to go to a foster home and his family members were separated.
  • Poe's first love

    Poe found his first love at a young age. His love died when he was 15.
  • Poe fell in love with his 12 year old cousin, Virginia

    He fell in love with his cousin and she may have changed his life because he was happy with her.
  • Poe's foster mom dies

    This may affect Poe really bad because he was close to his foster mom
  • Poe and Virginia got married

    They were happy together.
  • Virginia got very sick

    Poe and Virginia were very close and this was a devastating moment for Poe.
  • Poe moved his wife to a quiet cottage

    He wanted her to be in a quiet place
  • Virginia died

    This was a rough time for Poe because he was close to his wife.
  • Poe was found laying in the street

    He was in the streets of Baltimore with someone else clothing
  • Poe died

    Nobody knew how Poe died but he had a lot of drinking and alcohol issues and he was obsessed with death