epted the letters due to the fact that he did not want his daughter of upper standings to marry a poor drunk who couldn't afford to pay his own way. He also learned that she was soon getting married to another man of whom her father approved of. To top all of that off Poe had just got kicked out of the University of Virginia because of his depts, drinking, and gambling. (Knapp 17-18).Now there are at least two other men who can be associated with Fortunato in Poe's mind. Allan stopped supporting him, which caused Sarah's father to disapprove of their marriage. Poe 's life was miserable. It is one thing to loose someone you love as a father figure, but another to loose the love of your life. Poe must have become very angry with Sarah's father over this issue, because not only could she have brought something good to his life emotionally, he wouldn't have to worry about being poor for the rest of his life. He probably blamed his school situation on these two men as well, even though the decisions that he made were poor. This would give Poe ample reason to write on either of the two men.The next stage in Poe's life was when he enlisted in the military. Soon after his enlistment, he became dissatisfied with his position. He learned that Mrs. Allan was sick and that she would die soon. Poe requested that Mr. Allan send him a letter to be released from the military. When the letter came, it was too late. He arrived the day after the funeral. He was devastated (Knapp 19-20). Poe then decided to attend West Point. He needed many letters of recommendation, but the most important of these letters was to be from Mr. Allan. While he was waiting, he went to Baltimore to visit his father's side of the family. His grandmother was extremely ill and she lived with his aunt, Clemm and her daughter, Virginia. They were very poor and they did whatever they could to get by. The living conditions depressed Poe, but nothing could match the...
