How did Edgar Allan Poe die, i wonder. Apparently many other people wonder as well, as i sit here and read possible true and false accusations of Poe's death. In front of me i have four news paper articles, stating possible death scenario's including death by rabies, death by alcoholism and facts of life before deathwith no accusation at all.By the end of this essay of possible Poe death scenarios you will have hypothesized a hypothetical situation in which could explain his death.
I've read four newspaper articles: "Poe's Final Days", "Poe's death is rewritten as Case of Rabies Not Telltale Alcohol", "Rabies Death theory", and "If only Poe Succeeded When He Said Nevermore to Drink". All but one article claims Poe's death upon rabies. Would any one article ever be entirly correct? No, but in each story there is a certain truth, details that are very similar if not the same.For example, all the articles agree hat Poe wasn't feeling well, was taken to the hospital by himself or a family memberand was dead four days later.
However picking out the truth from each story wasn't difficult, it was deciding weather the cause of death was alcohol poising or rabies. Well you can't just choose one so read the following sentence. In the articles "Poe's Final Days" and "Poe's Death is Rewritten as a Case of Rabies Not Telltale Alcohol" Poe was said to be hallucinating and violent at times(rabie symptoms) and calm and perspiring alot at others(alcohol and rabies symptoms). The affects of alcohol can included rage(person dependant) and split or double vision but never hallucinations unless taken with drugs.
WAIT! Before you jump to a conclusion, reevaluate the situation. How can you possibly say alcohol poisining if you don't even know what it is? It is a condition in which you have consumed too much alcohol for your bodily organs,such as the liver,to flush out, in which case you may become deathly ill and possible die. What does the liver or kidneys shutting down have to do with rage and hallucinating? Rabies is a condition where swelling of the brain occures. The brain controlls the medulla oblongotta which if affected could cause rage being that it controlls our emotions. The cerebellum and cerebrum both controll process of thought and movement, each when affected could cause rapid rageful movement and hallucinations. So you tellme, was it Alcoholism or Rabies?
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