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THE FEAR IN THE HOUSE OF USHER
Title: THE FEAR IN THE HOUSE OF USHER
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 1141 | Pages: 4.9 (approximately 235 words/page)
THE FEAR IN THE HOUSE OF USHER
THE FEAR IN THE HOUSE OF USHER
In the story “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe, setting is
used to portray many different things. Poe uses setting to suggest ideas,
effects, and images. It creates a mood and foreshadows future events.
Poe communicates facts about the characters through symbols
throughout the setting. In the story the narrator is going to the House of
Usher to comfort his friend, Roderick Usher …showed first 75 words of 1141 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1141 total…meeting Usher, the narrator is symbolically staring into the face of his
psychological double”. Poe shows us that excessive fear can lead to
insanity. As the narrator quickly fled the house and looked back to see
the House of Usher sink out of sight. The collapse of the house is symbolic
to the collapse of the narrators mind. Ultimately the story shows us that
we must recognize our fears to be able to overcome them.
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