What is the central idea of the previous paragraphs?
O Luck is more important than faith.
O Death is unavoidable on a sea voyage.
Weather is the greatest challenge of the journey.
O By God's will, the faithful endure great hardships.

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.

poe’s time at the academy was financed by his foster father, john, meaning that poe needed his foster father’s permission in order to drop out if he wanted to. unfortunately, poe’s relationship with his foster father was soon on the rocks again after john married his second wife, louisa patterson.

i was just learning about this in language arts a week ago. edgar poe makes lots of wonderful books, too.