Edgar Allan poe and Jim Morission
The lives and the experiences of an author often are reflected in their work. Although Edgar Allan Poe and Jim Morrison lived nearly a century apart, their lives were similar; filled with tragedy, addictions, and perhaps most importantly writing. Both Poe and Morrison's poetry reflected imageries of death, which both writers experienced so much of in their respective lifetimes. Their morbid fascination with death steams from their early childhood experiences. This paper will explore this fascination of death, using the works by Jim Morrison including Blessings, Cassandra at the Well, and Horse Latitudes; and the works of Edgar Allan Poe including Lenore, Spirits of the Dead, and Alone. The images of death in these works illustrates each writers trial and tribulations throughout their brief, yet prolific existences. Edgar Allen Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809. His father deserted his family and his mother, an actress, died of tuberculosis when Poe was only three years old. He was then sent to live with his aunt and uncle, John and Frances Allen in Virginia. In 1826, Edgar attended the University of Virginia, where he was an exceptional student, but unfortunately he was forced to
The life upon her yellow hair, but not within her eyes- Throughout Morrison's high school years, he was what one would call a loner. He spent a considerable amount of time by himself, reflecting upon his own feeling and thoughts. This spawned the beginning of his poetry. "He had begun to keep journals, spiral notebooks that he would fill with his daily observations and thoughts" (Hopkins & Sugarman, 18). Though he spent minimal time on his school work, Morrison maintained an 88.32 grade point average, due in large part to his extraordinary IQ of 149. Jim continued his education at Florida State University, and eventually transferred to UCLA, where he planed to study cinematography. During his time at UCLA, much of his time was spent at Venice Beach, where he met Dennis Jakob, also a film student at UCLA. The two spent a great deal of time tripping on This poem describes the fear in the eyes of the horse. It could be likely that Morrison himself has a fear of death, which he conveys through the horse. Similar to Poe's poetry, he conveys his fascination with death through a third party, the horse. The burning flesh of the horse represents the stench of death. Panic in the horses eyes, in essence resembles the panic in Jim's own eyes. All of his life, he knew he would
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