“死亡”是文学作品的永恒主题之一,埃德加·爱伦·坡对这一主题情有独钟,他的许多作品都表现了这一主题。实际上,是“死亡”主题选择了坡,因为坡的短暂的一生历经了诸多亲人的早逝。坡作品中的“死亡”主题与现实生活之间有着密切的关联,坡的痛苦经历造就了其作品中的“死亡”主题。 “Death ” is one of the eternal themes of literary works, Edgar Allan Poe has a soft spot on this theme, many of his works have demonstrated this theme. In fact, the theme of “Death” has been chosen as the short lived life of the slope after the death of many relatives. There is a close connection between the theme of “Death” in Slope Works and real life. The painful experience of Slope created the theme of “Death” in his works.