PostSecret and Poe
After looking at the sample PostSecrets, why do you think so many people send these in? What's the appeal? Is this something you would consider doing?
After reading "Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Tell-Tale Heart," why do you think Poe is fascinated by stories about deep, dark secrets? Why is he such a popular American author? What does this say about American society?
After reading "Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Tell-Tale Heart," why do you think Poe is fascinated by stories about deep, dark secrets? Why is he such a popular American author? What does this say about American society?
posted by Kristin L at 2:36 PM
6 Comments:
I think that the reason why so many people send things in to PostSecrets is because everyone has secrets and wants to share them, and this is how they can do it without worrying that someone would think badly of them for it. I think that Poe has such a fascination for deep dark secrets because it is fascinating to think of what effect having those secrets will do to a person. He may also find it fascinating, because he probably has, like most all people on this earth has had a secret and wanted to share it, but been unable to. American society is made up of people who love to feel better about themselves, and hearing about someone who is being tormented by a deep dark secret may be what they need to make themselves feel better about themselves.
I think so many people send these in because it is a way of getting things off your chest without revealing who you are. The appeal is seeing that other people have problems or secrets just like you and that you’re not alone with the feelings you have. I think I would do this because when the burden of something you're struggling with gets so heavy but you can't talk to anyone it's a way of getting it out in the open without revealing your identity. I think Poe is fascinated by stories about deep, dark secrets because it is intriguing to the reader and makes you feel like he is personally telling you exactly what happens as if you are a close friend that would never reveal it. I think he is such a popular American author because his secrets he reveals makes the readers secrets seem very minor making them feel better about themselves. This says that American society today has so many dark secrets whether they are major or minor everyone has them but few people have enough pride or dignity to share them.
People send in their secrets to Post Secret because they need to tell someone about their secrets. Maybe the guilt is just too much for them to handle, and they want to get it off their minds. Other people might just do it for fun, and to give others a chance to laugh. I would never consider doing this. I don’t think I would want to post my secrets for any one in the world to read. I would not feel comfortable doing that. Poe is fascinated by deep and dark secrets. This might be because he has some deep, dark secrets of his own. Many people like his stories because they can relate to having deep, dark secrets. Reading about other people who have deep, dark secrets makes them not feel so bad about their own secrets. It comforts them to know about other people’s secrets.
The reason I think that so many people send these in, is because they won’t to take a little weight off their shoulders and finally tell people their deepest secrets and the people who read them don’t know who they are from. This gives the person the freedom to tell their secrets and still not get in trouble for them. I think they also send these in so they can show people that there are other people just like them, who do make the same mistakes. I personally wouldn’t do this because I don’t believe I have anything to hide but if I did, I would definitely consider doing this because I think it would make me feel better.
Mr. Poe writes stories like “The Tell-Tale Heart,” because people can relate to these characters who do have deep dark secrets. He is such a popular author because many people do have secrets and they want to let them out but can’t and like to read about people with the same deals.
I think that so many people send their secrets into PostSecret because its a way to annonymously share their deepest darkest secrets. It's a way to let go of something that you've held onto for so long. People can share their secrets without anyone having to know that they are theres. I would send my secrets into PostSecret because its a way to get them off of my shoulders but still not tell them. Sometimes secrets you are carrying aruond eat away at you and just being able to write them down helps. PostSecret is just like a journal except for the fact that other people can read it. I think Poe writes about deep dark secrets because its something that everyone can relate to. Everyone has secrets its just that some are bigger than others. The American society is interested about others secrets. There is always a lure to knowing a secret that no one else knows. Poe is popular because he writes about secrets that the public wants to hear about. He appeals to American society because everyone understands what he is writing about.
I think that most people feel a need to share what is troubling them. However, they do not want to have the awkwardness near the people they truly care about. It’s intriguing to think that there is a way to express yourself without others trying to send them help. It’s a way to express your thoughts with out being rejected. I would consider sending them in, yet I’m not sure if I would want people reading things about me that I have never told any person before.
I think Poe is fascinated by the stories of the dark, deep secrets because he has some of his own. Poe might be writing about messed up people because he has some of that inside himself. I think some people may be able to relate to him or just find a way of connecting to the stories that he writes. Not every author has the ability to put the reader into the shoes of the characters of the story. He allows the reader to feel the anxiety that the narrator of the “Tell-Tale Heart” feels as the policemen sit in his chairs. This says that the American society has secrets in themselves.
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