I'm not sure that Moon Shadow found it as difficult to fit in, as he found it difficult to comprehend the things he was surrounded by. He was curious about his father, and yet, he was frightened by the things his father was excited to show him. Moon Shadow was uncomfortable and frightened by the electric light, the ear phones, the crystal set, the strangely constructed machines, all of which he believed to be some kind of magic.
"I didn't say anything, but father realized I was scared from the way I was shaking".
The excerpt reflects Poe's ideas in
"The Poetic Principle" through the images of love are the
"Rhythmical Creation of Beauty" that Poe outlines.
To add, Annabel Lee, like
many of Poe's poems, it explores the theme of the death of a beautiful woman.
I'm not sure what the passage is but man vs self means the character is battling with their minds and their own thoughts
Riddle:
I have a little house in which I live all alone. It has no doors or windows, and if I want to go out I must break through the wall. What am I?
Answer:
A chick in an egg.
