Did Edgar Allan Poe and John Allan have a good relationship?

Answer 1

It was Frances Allan who had heard of Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe through her singing and/or acting, and she may have remembered seeing Elizabeth perform in Richmond. Mrs. Allan also heard of the plight of the dying Elizabeth, and it was she who wanted to help. It is doubtful that John Allan and David Poe, Jr. knew each other.

Answer 2

No, Edgar Allan Poe and John Allan did not have a good relationship. John Allan, Poe's foster father, had a strained relationship with Poe due to financial and personal differences. Their relationship deteriorated over the years as Poe struggled for independence and success.

Answer 3

No, Edgar Allan Poe and his foster father, John Allan, did not have a good relationship. Edgar's one wish was that the Allans would adopt him as their own son but John Allan never wanted to consider him a son. The two often fought. The Allans gave Poe an excellent education until he was seventeen, which certainly enabled Poe to excel in his chosen field. When john's wife was alive, they didn't get in each other's way, but, when she died, they had a horrible relationship. John Allan didn't want Edgar to write, and he sent him to university with no money. Allan's concern was somewhat justified because he knew that authors did not make much money in those days. Poe attempted to gamble to pay his college debts, but he failed miserably. Allan refused to pay off the debt, and he kicked Edgar out. Poe did a tour of duty in the army under an assumed name out of financial necessity. Another point of contention was Allan's infidelity, which seems to escalate after Frances' illness became worse. Poe did not like it, and he did not keep quiet about it. There was a reconciliation with John Allan after Frances died, only to have the relationship chill again once John Allan remarried. Poe soon went to West Point where he didn't attend classes and finally dropped out. In the end, John Allan disinherited Edgar even though Allan's illegitimate children were included in his will. There is no reference to Allan in Poe's later life. Very sad......

Answer 4

John and Frances Allan were the foster parents of Edgar Allan Poe.

Answer 5

John Allan was Edgar Allan Poe's foster father. He was not his step father or adoptive father.

Answer 6

Poe and his foster mother, Frances Allan, had a loving relationship. She doted on him and he was very devoted to her.

Answer 7

Not a good one considering he left his family when Edgar was very young then, apparently, died soon after.