The overall mood of the first letter is one of regret. Poe shows his regret in lines like "I'm ready to curse the day I was born" and "when I look back on the past and think of everything." The mood of the second letter is guilt. Poe writes in the letter, “If you refuse God knows what I will do and all my hopes and prospects will be ruined forever.” Poe also writes, "I am in ill health, and am unable to bear the same hardships as before," trying to make the reader, John Allan, feel guilty if he does not send the money Poe asks for. Poe believes he can make John feel guilty and will send him the money. In the third letter Poe describes a pitiful state of mind. He writes statements like, “If you knew right now how miserable I am, you would never forgive yourself for rejecting me.” Then he writes: “Illness and misfortune have not left me the shadow of pride. I admit that I am miserable and unworthy of your attention, but do not let me die without still leaving me a resource", and: "I am suffering every extremity of want and misery without ever a chance of escape, or a friend to whom I can turn to receive assistance. “Poe wrote in the letters how John will not turn away a beggar, but he will not give Poe the small sum of money he needs. Poe also states that if John were in his position he would be generous enough to give him the money he needs and who should think about how