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1. How is Edgar Allan Poe's life mirrored in his writings? (Poe had a very sad and miserable life. How does he show this in "The Cask of Amontillado"?) Give examples from the story to back up your response. Edgar Allan Poe’s life is very much like his writing because he had a very miserable life as a young child. Some examples are how his dad had abandoned his family when he was about one year old. Also his mother and cousin/wife both passed away at the age of twenty-four from the terrible sickness called tuberculosis. These events and many are reflected in “The Cask of Amontillado” because [for example] he stated how Fortunato insulted him in a way, which would anger most people. In his writings he spoke out about possible events that one could go through, and compares them to his own life experiences. So he wrote of misery, romance, tragedy and other topics, to try and relieve himself of the thoughts.