Separated from his siblings, he was taken in as a foster son by John and Frances Allan, but was not legally adopted. ... As time went by, he became more determined to become a poet and published his first piece of work, Tamerlane and Other Poems (Bio.com). ... In The Raven, he delved into the theme of death and loss. ... The themes of Poe's stories may very well be rooted in the unhappy events in his life. ... The main theme of the story is that one one can not escape death, because in the end it will come "like a thief in the night" and even people who seek "peace and saf...

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