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A review by andredias
A Descent into the Maelstrom by Edgar Allan Poe
4.0
A story within a story, this sea tale takes place in the Norwegian seas (Lofoten) and got inspired by the Moskstraumen whirlpools. The story is narrated by a supposed old man "You suppose me a very old man," he says, "but I am not. It took less than a single day to change these hairs from a jetty black to white, to weaken my limbs, and to unstring my nerves." The story recounts how the narrator survived a shipwreck in the middle of a huge whirlpool.
The story itself is not horrific but it depicts well the events that happened, his emotions and the fears lived during the shipwreck. The tale also emphasizes the narrator's feelings and his terror in this deadly experience. The story makes reference to Jonas Danilssønn Ramus, a man from Norway who wrote about a famous maelström at Saltstraumen. A descent into the Maelstrom is labeled as an early form of Science of Fiction mixed with mystery and thriller features.
The sea has always fascinated the human mind, for its dangers and the thrilling tales that fuelled our curiosity. It's these risky situations that challenge us to unbelievable levels, where our reasoning skills are put into test in order to survive.
My Rating: 3.6/5 stars
The story itself is not horrific but it depicts well the events that happened, his emotions and the fears lived during the shipwreck. The tale also emphasizes the narrator's feelings and his terror in this deadly experience. The story makes reference to Jonas Danilssønn Ramus, a man from Norway who wrote about a famous maelström at Saltstraumen. A descent into the Maelstrom is labeled as an early form of Science of Fiction mixed with mystery and thriller features.
The sea has always fascinated the human mind, for its dangers and the thrilling tales that fuelled our curiosity. It's these risky situations that challenge us to unbelievable levels, where our reasoning skills are put into test in order to survive.
My Rating: 3.6/5 stars