The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe: The Fear Of Death

This poem done by Edgar Allen Poe had a clear objective which was being scary and trying to scare the reader. But the composition of the poem is much more complex than just a scary story. In The Raven, Poe uses symbols to give the story different meanings. The raven clearly is an object inside the story but he represents a lot more. I think the raven is symbolizing the fear of death. The character is trapped inside a house and the raven is controlling his mind and thoughts. The character thinks this: "Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore." Quoth the Raven "Nevermore." The fear of death is clearly shown in his thoughts because we can see how he wants to see angels and specially Lenore but the raven is saying to him never more. Lenore must have been a person that this character really loves and what he is trying to say is that he really more than anything wants to see her but the raven which is the fear of death says to him that if he dies he will nevermore see her again. This fear has controlled the character in such a way that he is vulnerable to the mind control of the raven when says: "And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted—nevermore!" When the character says this he is lost and will see life nevermore. The way the narration of this poem was done was very good because it managed to scare the reader. I really thought this poem was similar to Psycho because it kept on growing in intensity and when it reached the highest point the story ended and also because it was intended to scare the audience.