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Welcome to Celebrate Poe - This is episode 380 (getting on up there) called More Supernatural Elements.

Mr. Bartley: I have the Ghost of Mr. Poe here, and would like to dive right into Mr. Poe’ s  basic belief about his character’s struggles.

Mr. Poe: Ah, Mr. Bartley - permit to emphasize that it was important to frequently examine the duality of human nature—the conflict between rationality and irrationality or good and evil—through my characters’ subconscious struggles:  for example, In William Wilson, the protagonist is tormented by a doppelgänger who represents his conscience. This internal conflict aligns with Gothic themes of moral ambiguity and self-destruction.  The duality in my works echoes earlier Gothic explorations of divided selves (e.g., Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) but with greater emphasis on psychological complexity.

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