Analysis of Characteristic System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether by Edgar Allan Poe in that Era Part 1

I.                   INTRODUCTION

A.    Preface

Thank God all praise belongs to Allah SWT. Which has deliciously healthy and have the grace and blessing that i could finish the paper with the title "Analysis of Characteristic System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether by Edgar Allan Poe in that Era”. I would like to thank all my friends and my lecturer who have helped resolve this paper well. This paper made for the last semester exam in History of American Literature.

B.     Background

At the time this story was written, the care of the insane was a significant political issue in the United States. This analysis will explain about the relation between this work and the historical background which happen in the time this work made. This work tells about a man who came to an asylum. But it’s different with the others, because this asylum use a system of soothing which treat patient without any punishment and just let all the patient live with freedom. In this work, poe tells about the situation of many asylum in united states. People were calling for asylum reform because the mentally ill were being treated as prisoners, while increased acquittals due to the insanity defense were criticized for allowing criminals to avoid punishment.

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