# Poe — Orthodoxy character guide

> Poe in Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Edgar Allan Poe

**First appearance:** 0004-ii-the-maniac

## Who they are

American writer, cited for his tales of horror and madness.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orthodoxy_se/characters/narrator)

_psychological_

Poe represents a dark, morbid imagination that the narrator examines as a contrast to orthodox sanity.

## In the story

### [The Maniac](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orthodoxy_se/chapters/ii-the-maniac)

Described as morbid not because of poetry but because of his analytical, rational tendencies.

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