Comparing Poe's Ligeia And The Fall Of The House Of
Poe became tired of the military and successfully attempts to get himself discharged by not going to class or chapel. Soon after this, he received news that his brother, William Henry Leonard Poe had died of tuberculosis at a very young age. This news hit Poe hard, even though they had never maintained a close relationship. Poe lamented that fact above all else, and grieved for his brother for a long time after he passed. After his mourning period was over, he wrote two works: Ligeia and The Fall of the House of Usher. Shortly after that he published Annabel Lee and The Raven. The Raven’s main theme is sorrowful never-ending remembrances, obviously written as a result of his perpetual reflection of the deaths he had already had to deal with