Poe's, "The Raven" was a literary piece I found difficult to understand . It wasn’t clear to me what actually the bird that landed on the man's perch was signifying. I did notice the mood changed as I read it. I agree with the statement SE-Ann made that in the beginning it seemed to be positively about the meaning of "Nevermore" and then at the end that it was weird when mentioning the significance of evil taking place. Trish brought up some interesting ideas I never thought so many literary links would be made in The Raven a compelling narrative structure, a dark atmosphere, hypnotic verbal music, and archetypal symbolism. I see how the first to elements fit into The Raven but have trouble making the other two fit.
Posted by AprilSantavy at October 11, 2004 09:14 AM