Analysis Of "Animal" Image And Its Metaphorical Meaning In Edgar Allan Poe Works

There are a large number of animal images in Edgar Allanpo’s works. Selected from the description of reality, those animal images reflect his own situation, which are also the resistance of his life. At the same time, he created this unique phenomenon of literary animal, which also reflects his care for human’s survival in general situation, the concern for human’s abnormal mental state, and the thought on human’s future direction and development.The animal images appear in the Poe works Closely related the figures in the works. First of all, the "people" animals, many of the works of Poe animal images are labeled as the labels of the humanity, these animals is lonely or depressed, or paranoid sick, suggesting a dark and complex of human nature; Secondly,there is people "animal" phenomenon in the Poe works,in the capitalist society, people have been alienated into the irrational and the initiative of "animal", comply with the unreasonable social and living environment of the shackles of humanity, Ellen· slope feel a deep concern; Finally, Poe works also shaped a lot of unknown biological image, he tried looking for human development in a broader temporal and spatial path, but a new way of life established no easy task, works in strange unknown animal image to symbolize the journey of sad, sin and death. Poe works in a large number of animal images shape, can not be separated from his rough life experience, can not be separated from his unique artistic pursuit, but inseparable from the era of keen observation and deep thinking.By interpreting the survival of the animal image of the veil in the works of Poe servant status and mental condition, this paper provides a unique perspective for Poe research to deepen understanding of the works of Poe.