Comparing Edgar Allan Poe And Stephen King

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Research Paper Isn’t it strange how two authors can be alike in so many ways but can be very different from each other? In my paper you will see similarities and differences about two well-known writers: Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King. There are many similarities in both men's work. The most noticeable similarity is the genre of their stories.

Edgar Allan Poe was a famous horror writer, short story author, poet and editor of newspapers during the 1800's. He is also known to be the first horror writer in the United States. He set the importance for the horror writers in the United States of America. Young Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston of two poor actors. Mother, Elizabeth Arnold Poe, charming and talented actress and his …show more content…

The story is based off of four twelve year old friends who at the end of one summer go on a journey into the woods to see a dead body. While on their journey they learn about life, friendship, and are propelled from innocence to experience. On the surface of the story it appears to be a simple journey with its occasional mishaps, but the true magnificence is that this story is just another way of King displaying his life in words. The main character, Gordie Lachance, an avid story is a boy growing up on his own through the memory of his dead older brother. Since his death, Gordie's parents have apparently shut themselves away from Gordie. This, to an extent shares an autobiographical reference to King, being that his father left with no intention of returning when King was only two, and his mother, always on the go, working nonstop, he never actually had any parental guidance. At the time of his flashback, Gordie is a bestselling author who has returned to his home town of Castle Rock to revisit his past. King's home town of Durham is used in many difference stories he has written, under the fictional town name of Castle Rock. It is also noticeable how in the story, when Gordie "looks" back in time, his brother is the only person who cares for him. He noticeably goes out of his way to look out for Gordie, and is always encouraging him and asking him about his writing, while all his parents seem to act as if Gordie barely exist. This also can be related to King's past because while growing up, his brother while only two years older than he, always seemed to be there for Stephen and look out for

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