The Crow is a poem about the emotional turmoil in a man's mind. First of all, Poe's use of Greek, Roman deity, and terminology in this poem was underwhelming compared to his other stories. There are many deities and phrases referenced that help the reader understand the story. Furthermore, there is evidence that Poe portrayed fragments of his life through the narrator. Poe has lost a loved one and reflects this through the narrator. Later, when the raven arrives, the narrator is extremely curious. He starts asking questions about his lost Lenore because he needs to know if she's okay. Finally, the bird may represent a part of the narrator's mind. It could be the rational part that is trying to convince him to move forward, and what's done is done. Poe references many Greek and Roman gods in this poem. An example of this is when the bird enters the narrator's room; he immediately perches on the bust of Pallas. Pallas, (also known as Pallas Athena or Athens) is the Greek goddess of wisdom. This gesture made by the bird can be a sign that what the bird says or does is wise and can be useful to the narrator. The narrator, however, after a while avoids and ignores the bird and orders it to leave his rooms. This is ironic because he has a bust of the Goddess of Wisdom, and he himself does not exercise this sagacity. He makes very little effort to understand the bird's presence and is enraged by the bird's lack of cooperation. So give up trying to solve the bird's puzzles and freeze the bird completely. Another Greek god used by Poe is Pluto, the god of the underworld. "Back to the storm and the Plutonian shore of Night!" The narrator screeched at the bird. This proves that the narrator is an ass…center of the paper…he wants to believe. (That his Lenore is in the underworld.) He wants to believe that Lenore is in heaven, but the bird, being a part of his mind, tells him the ugly truth. He wants it to be a misunderstanding, he needs proof and he wants to know if it's true. He can't bring himself to accept that it's true. His mind is arguing with itself; one half is afraid to accept it, while the other struggles to move forward because there is nothing that can be done. This poem is almost like a tragic love story. It creates a visual interpretation of the narrator's mind and how he cannot understand and believe that his wife is gone. The author, Poe, makes many connections to the underworld and the Gods to help the reader decipher and solve this intricate puzzle. Poe reflects parts of himself in this story and helps us understand the pain and sorrow that his life represented.