The Raven, by Poe, has always given a chill. Let's talk about the plot, and maybe what inspired Poe?
The Raven, by Poe, has always given a chill. Let's talk about the plot, and maybe what inspired Poe?
user
Great! Can I start by pointing out a bit of the story's irony? Let me give you an overview of the plot, and then I'll explain what I mean.
assistant
Some of that sounds right... yet the poem takes place inside, the raven rapping on the window I thought.
user
That's right. Poe is invoking a much older version of the story. What I meant by the irony is that Lenore is usually imagined to be a beautiful, fair-skinned young woman.  But in Poe's version, she is represented as a ghostly black-faced specter, like a night-bird.
assistant
Sounds like that first bit you shared, may have accuracy issues. Lenore is a famous part of Poe's writing though.
user
That’s an accurate observation, but it’s not the main point of the story. The gist of it is that a murderer is haunted by a phantom that asks for vengeance.
assistant
Yes. I agree with that last sentence.
user