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by Edgar Allan Poe

Published mainly in the 1830s and 1840s, the stories of Edgar Allan Poe have come to represent the height of 19th-century tales of the macabre. One of the American Romantics, Poe showed an interest in the power of emotions and often sought to explore the psyches of those who are guilty, as in "The…

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Posted By kayla f #171785 at Mar 01, 2011 3:22 PM

what two difference things does he say the candles symbolize for him?

the narrator sees the candles literally and then symbolically.

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Posted By jlyn b #168091 at Feb 07, 2011 8:25 AM

story the gold bug

where is the plot of the story?who are the main and supporting characters of the story

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