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This paper explains how Poe's story deals with the concept of the loneliness that humanity faces and how much horror Poe believes this loneliness brings to our lives. The paper uses examples from the story, which illustrate Poe's point about our isolation in society ,and describes some of the techniques Poe employs to make the reader agree with the message of the story.

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"Establishing trust with the reader, however, is what Poe is most interesting in doing, because it allows for the darkness and despair that he feels to seep into the story. When Poe talks about it, it does not seem far-fetched or strange. Instead, it seems much more realistic that pain and horror is part of a normal life. There is a lot of terror in life, and there is also a lot of drama. Both of these things are necessary for life, just as happiness and peace are also necessary. Poe does not seem interested in happiness and peace, however, and instead focuses himself on the more tragic aspects of humanity. In some writing, this might seem like an attempt to sway the reader too much toward what the narrator or writer thinks, but the way Poe writes, it seems much more realistic and important. Instead of seeming to sway the reader, it seems merely to remind the reader that the main things in life are often painful and dramatic."

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