Fate

Edgar Allan Poe is an unmistakable name, not because of the name itself but because of the author to whom it is attached. Edgar Allan Poe wrote in a logical manner about the dark side of the human mind, and despite not being a big fan of horror, I love reading Poe's works. What I took from "The Pit And The Pendulum" seems to be different from most other people. Everyone else is talking about the dark side and horror, but I wish to bring something else to the table. With darkness there is also light. We wouldn't know what one is without the other. Man is imperfect and his nature isn't pure, but yet we can rise above those base natures. In "The Pit And The Pendulum", there are definitely moments where the narrator gives in to despair, but there are moments where he definitely rises above that and exhibits more "noble" emotions. He feels despair and yet he doesn't give up hope, and even at the very end he is about to throw himself in the pit instead of being literally pushed into the pit by the blazing walls. Even though his life was going to be taken, he made the choice to go out on his own terms. The way that a man or woman faces what is thrown at them in life shows his or her character. Anyone who wants to comment, please do!

P.S. I commented on "Buried In Thought" by Jamie Kilpatrick