Entry #4 (end)
10/29
We learn about various times when he believed he was buried alive because of his catalepsy, but there always seemed to be a logical explanation for the circumstances. He had just kept thinking about his catalepsy so much that he grew a terrible fear of going outside, of doing anything with people who didn't know he had this disease. He was afraid when he got an attack in the presence of strangers that they would actually think he died and bury him. Well, soon he realized this was no way to live your life, and just started to not think about it; he coincidentally never had another attack again. Lastly, this was a story about living your life; Poe explains, "There are moments when, even to the sober eye of reason, the world of our sad humanity may assume the semblance of a hell-but the imagination of man is no Carathis, to explore with impunity its every cavern."
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Sunday, November 2, 2008
Entry #3
10/28
We now learn of his own experience with this frightening occurrence. He has a disease called "catalepsy" which is like narcolepsy but on a grander scale. He has these "attacks" when he goes into a lethargic state, for who knows how long. He could awake from this slumber in a matter of minutes or he could awake weeks, even months later.
10/28
We now learn of his own experience with this frightening occurrence. He has a disease called "catalepsy" which is like narcolepsy but on a grander scale. He has these "attacks" when he goes into a lethargic state, for who knows how long. He could awake from this slumber in a matter of minutes or he could awake weeks, even months later.
Entry #2
10/27
Poe tells other stories of when people are buried alive. Including Mademoiselle Victorine Lapourcade, who was buried when she was thought to be dead. Before, she had gone through a terrible marriage, having loved another man for the whole time. Well that man went to visit her grave one night to pay his respects and when he opened her coffin he that her eyes were open. She was alive the whole time, and was nursed back to health soon after. Another story tells of an "officer of artillery", who was pronounced dead and later buried. But one night a peasant was sitting on his grave and felt a commotion underneath him. Well, people ended up digging him up and sending him to a hospital. Sure enough he was indeed alive and was soon on the road to a full recovery. Unfortunately, he ended up dying when the doctors tried to apply a galvanic batter to him though. Poe speaks of another person who had to endure this inconvenient occurrence; Mr. Edward Stapleton. He apparently died of typhus fever and was buried. But soon after he was dug back up for further examination. They made several incisions before a student suggested applying a galvanic battery to the pectoral muscle. Immediately after the doctor had done this Mr. Stapleton sprang up and mumbled, "I am alive".
10/27
Poe tells other stories of when people are buried alive. Including Mademoiselle Victorine Lapourcade, who was buried when she was thought to be dead. Before, she had gone through a terrible marriage, having loved another man for the whole time. Well that man went to visit her grave one night to pay his respects and when he opened her coffin he that her eyes were open. She was alive the whole time, and was nursed back to health soon after. Another story tells of an "officer of artillery", who was pronounced dead and later buried. But one night a peasant was sitting on his grave and felt a commotion underneath him. Well, people ended up digging him up and sending him to a hospital. Sure enough he was indeed alive and was soon on the road to a full recovery. Unfortunately, he ended up dying when the doctors tried to apply a galvanic batter to him though. Poe speaks of another person who had to endure this inconvenient occurrence; Mr. Edward Stapleton. He apparently died of typhus fever and was buried. But soon after he was dug back up for further examination. They made several incisions before a student suggested applying a galvanic battery to the pectoral muscle. Immediately after the doctor had done this Mr. Stapleton sprang up and mumbled, "I am alive".
"The Prematural Burial"- Edgar Allen Poe (Edgar Allen Poe Stories)
Entry #1
10/22
Poe talks about how the worst thing somebody could do to someone is bury them alive. We then find out that, that is just what happened to one woman who suddenly caught some disease. She was presumed dead, but later when they opened the family vault that they put her in they found her decayed body upright against the door.
10/22
Poe talks about how the worst thing somebody could do to someone is bury them alive. We then find out that, that is just what happened to one woman who suddenly caught some disease. She was presumed dead, but later when they opened the family vault that they put her in they found her decayed body upright against the door.
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