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    Rolly M. Araneta Jr.

    11-21-2024
    Block A6

    THE RAVEN
    Edgar Allan Poe

    Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” is one if the most influential pieces in the literature.
    This poem was named as the most famous and iconic work of Edgar. With its eerie
    atmosphere, its dark and haunting mood, this piece became popular upon publication
    which made Edgar achieve a literary fame in his lifetime.

    OVERVIEW:
    •Published: January 1845
    •Genre: Narrative poem, Gothic
    •Theme: The poem explores themes of grief, loss, madness, and the search for meaning
    in the face of personal suffering.

    SUMMARY:
    The poem tells the story of a man who is mourning the death of his beloved, Lenore,
    and is visited by a mysterious, talking raven. As the raven perches upon a statue of
    Pallas Athena (the goddess of wisdom), the man questions the bird about his sorrow and
    the afterlife. The bird responds with a single word, “Nevermore”, which drives the
    narrator into increasing despair and madness as he contemplates the permanence of
    loss and the finality of death.

    REFLECTION:
    “ Everything has its end,” “ We fall into our own destinations,” and “ Life is short,
    and death is sure.”- these were some phrases I realized upon reading Edgar Allan Poe’s
    narrative poem. In “The Raven”, Poe explores themes of loss, grief, and the inevitability
    of death. In the poem, we can see how narrator was unable to escape from the certainty
    of death and the finality it brings. And this can be viewed from the outside, or in reality.
    We know how limited our life is, how short it is and how precious it is to have. As the
    raven repeatedly utters these words while perching on the statue, saying ‘Nevermore,’
    we can interpret it as the acceptance of the eternal sorrow we are about to face. Just like
    the narrator, I fear death—not because I’m afraid of how long my eyes will be closed,
    but because I fear that when I open my eyes, I will find myself at my hated destination.

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