Edgar Allen Poe And Nathaniel Hawthorne: Romantic Style Of Writing

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Poe grew very fond of writing and published his first book of
poetry in 1827 at the age of sixteen. Poe is considered one of the first
nineteenth century writers to establish aesthetic principles regarding
short fiction stories as a high art, and one of the forefathers in the
Romantic Movement. Poe stressed the idea of a well developed imagination
through the identification of the characters, and the use of symbolism to
enhance the atmosphere of the story. He used symbols to explain the nature
of man, his hidden darkness and fears. He showed the conflict between man's
soul and his existential presence. His goal was to enhance the readers
senses and emotions so that they could truly feel the intensity of his
story. " The Black Cat ", written by Poe, exemplifies how he creates a
certain atmosphere in which the reader is almost lifted from his or her own
reality into a place where mood, sensations, and events are limitless. Poe
uses his romantic style to help the reader explore his ...

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thoughts became my sole intimates-the darkest
and most evil of thoughts." Toward the end of the story our principle
character tried to hide the body, this action completed his transformation
into a monster. He had lost all humanity, and his rage and hate had
consumed him.

Eugene Current-Garcia and Bert Hitchcock of Auburn University
comment that "many of Poe's stories are physco-moral allegories or symbolic
dramas that explore the hidden depths of the human psyche. Viewed in this
light "The Black Cat" is less about a black cat than the darkness of a
man's mind. More about mental imprisonment than about murder." Walter Shear
, a contemporary critic, writes that "Poe is best known as ...

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