The Raven.

Is Edgar Allen Poe's main character Crazy? Or is he simply

greiving the loss of his Love, Lenore?





     The Raven, as we know, is written by one of the most

influential writers of our time, Edgar Allen Poe. When Poe

wrote this poem, many believe he was just trying to show one

mans lost love. to show how he was saddened by her demise

and to show how he feels about her being gone. However,

when many people read this poem, they sense a bit of crazy,

or mental illness issues with the narrator, which is someone

other than Poe himself. Poe is writing as a man who has lost a

love, but also a man who is just a tad crazy. Someone who

will believe anything someone says, even a bird who rests

upon Pallas.


               "Open here I flung the shutter, when,

with many a flirt and flutter,

In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore;

Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or

stayed he;

But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber

door-

Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door-

Perched, and sat, and nothing more."
               
               "The Raven"


Some would specualte that this is to show the bird as a figure 

of wisdom, as one who would bring good news. I believe

different.



Is he crazy? This question has been asked by quite a few.

He is slowly falling asleep. When he falls asleep, he can

remember the way Lenore acts, the way she feels and

everything about her that he likes. He either dreams or

hallucinates a bird. Obvious Schitzophrenia. Hallucinations are

defined as sensory perceptions in the absence of externally

generated stimuli. (1) The knocking or Rapping on the

characters door could actually be the pounding of a migrane

from his depression or from being woke up.



The representation of the raven in this poem could possibly

mean death, because the bird repeats nevermore over and

over again. depression is caused by the fact that he realizes,

Death is Inevitable. He should just wait for it to come or

basically wallow in self pity. This man yearns for his dead

love, wishing she were back and with him. He allows himself

to see the bird then watch it manifest into something

otherwordly, finally bringing the news of the fact that they will

never be reuinted, not even in the after life.



The Raven quotes "Nevermore" over and over again. He

views this bird as an instrument to help him forget.

Either, the bird will form to lenore and tell him that she

doesn't like him anymore, and it was never anything special,

or that he will be in her presence and understanding theway

he truly feels.



Nepenthe is a drug used a long time ago to supposedly

lessen the effects of Greif. He is apparently on medication.

Nepenthe is a drug, as i said, and it is pretty much like Xanex

or Alcohol.

               "Respite- respite and nepenthe, from thy memories of Lenore!

Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!"

Quoth the Raven, 'Nevermore.' "

               "The Raven"



Is he Grieving?

The fire Is representative of the love he felt for Lenore. The

fire is a comforting element to some. Especially in "Bleak

December"as this is supposedly the coldest time of the year,

and the worst time for someone to grieve. The cold inhibits

itand intensifies his feelings. Making the cold feelings even

colder and making him feel empty and vast and lonely.

Seeing the Raven come, gives him a sort of closure. It may be

kind of messed up closure, and a sense of rather broad

closure, but he will feel better, knowing that his lost love and

him will never be reunited. This sort of twisted closure is

acquired by the fleeting feeling of sense of self. He is coming

to grips with the way The Raven will bring him help. He

desperately longs for company, the greif of his loss is too

much.

               "Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,

By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore.

"Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said, "art sure no craven,

Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the Nightly shore-

Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!"

Quoth the Raven, 'Nevermore.' "
               
               "The Raven"



In the end, we watch as he slowly sinks away and lets his

depression engulf him. His Chair becomes his friend as the

Raven leaves with his heart and sould, leaving his body

behind, taking with him the very part of the character that

makes him live.

1. http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro01/web3/Cohen.html

http://www.eliteskills.com/c/3698

http://www.poedecoder.com/essays/raven/

http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/newswire/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002383134
Well then..
Ill say, fuck the congress.
Its wrong.
http://www.petitiononline.com/dAvsOW/petition.html
Sign this petition if you think they should keep copyrights on our photos!

I'm a total nerd ^_^ stoleedddd frommm [Scary Kids Scaring Kayla;]



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1. YOUR REAL NAME:
Erin

2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (first three letters of your name plus izzle)
Eriizzle

3. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (fav. color & fav. animal)
Green rat

4. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name & current street)
Marie Tilsen

5. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name & first 3 letters of dad's name)
Teperdwa

6. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd favorite color & favorite drink)
Silver Sprite

7. IRAQI NAME: (2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, any letter of your middle name, 2nd letter of your moms maiden name, 3rd letter of your dads middle name, 1st letter of a siblings first name & last letter of your moms middle name)
Rpie(idk)(no siblings)n

8. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mothers middle name)
Ann... (Ewwwness)

9. GOTH NAME: (3rd favorite color, and the name of one your pets)
Black Loki

I guess while I'm here..
My day has been going wonderfully.. I woke up, tired as hell but I guess it's all worked out.. I'm in the library right now, and i can honestly say, it smells like cat pee.. It really does..
And I'm really bored.. doing a research paper. It's on Charles Dickens, but i can't quite figure out how to pose an argument about him..
Maybe someone could help me?
Please?
Lol no, you don't have to do it..
It will bore you even more..
I know I'm bored as all hell right now.
I'll be off to lunch soon, but im not wuite looking forward to it..
It involve s painting someone's final art project, and so they can pass the class, they asked me to do it for them.
OH!!! And the books by Stephani Meyer, "Twilight" "New Moon" and "Eclipse" They are all gooood books.. I cant wait for the Fourth book to come out in September.. and the movie... it comes out in December...
I don't remember, the website, though, is
http://www.twilightlexiconblog.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOGggfIMFwQ
:) :) :) :)

Stolen from [Nazarath.93]

Timeline of Johnny Depp (for all you Depp fans out there)

In 1760(?) to 17(?)/ 18(?) he was a pirate
in 1799 He was a skinny constable combating a headless horseman
in 1837 he was married to a corpse
in 1874 He was a psychotic barber slitting throats
in 1904 he was writing peter pan
in 1950 he was a teen rebel
in 1959 he was an irish wanderer
in 1965ish he was a Platoon's interpreter
in 1971 he was a fraudulent druggie
in 1990 he was a unfinished experiment with scissor hands
in 1993 he was Gilbert Grape
in 1999 He was a rare book seller with satanic problems
in 2003 He was a corrupt CIA agent working in Mexico
in 2004 he was a schizophrenic writer in a bath robe.
and in 2005 he was a half sane Chocolateer

damn makes us wonder what hes gonna do next...busy guy huh?

"Dear angel
Where are your warming wings tonight?
it's so cold outside won't you hold me for a while?
And angel
I feel alone and unalive
The night is frozen and these tears have stung my eyes
Dreams my pass and dreams may fade
Nothing I love will stay the same
Nothing ever stays the same
So angel
I feel so numb and so far away
I can see myself on the pavement where I lay
Oh angel
Why do I stare so? What do I see?
Why do these lifeless eyes look that way back at me?
Dreams may pass and dreams may fade
Nothing I love will stay the same
Nothing under heaven stays the same
Dreams may pass and dreams may fade
Nothing I love will stay the same
Nothing ever stays the same."

-The Dying Song (A Footnote)
 -The Cruxshadows

I Admit, There Are Days Where I Just Can't Stand What I See In The Mirror, But I Just Say Fuck It, And Move On.
I Don't Try To Be Someone I'm Not.
I'm Random And Sarcastic And That's Not Going To Change.
I Have A Short-Attention Span, And Become Bored Easily.
I Love My Friends.
They're The Ones I Look Up To. They Make My World Go 'Round.
I'm Not An Outdoorsy Person.
I'm A Loser/Dork. And I'm Ok With That.
I Love The Color Black.
I'm Not Gothic, Emo, I'm Just Me.
I Hate Sterotypes. STOP LABLEING PEOPLE!
I Make Mistakes, And Have A Few Regrets But I Wouldn't Change My Life For Anything.
Music Is Pretty Much My Life.
When I'm Bored I Write Poems, Songs And Stories.
I Don't Want To Hear About Your Drama, I Don't Give A Fuck.
Other Then That, I'll Talk To Whoever About Whatever.