Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer born in Massachusetts in 1809, he died in 1849. He was a Romantic writer who hated Trascendentalism. However, it is important to state that his work is not the Romantic typical one; instead he can be considered to be of Dark Romanticism which is a subgenre in literature whose main characteristic is gloomy atmosphere in which the presence of devil exert influence on the lives of characters.
A) it reminds people of their ancestors and history. Because storytelling is all about telling someone’s story it being from the past or the present. I believe this is the BEST answer for this question but if its wrong i am soo sorry sorry. I hope this is helpful:)