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    or not. All throughout history there have been and will continue to be symbols commonly known for a certain aspect because it is a short way of explaining what the meaning or theme is. In both the short stories “A Rose for Emily” and “The Fall of the House of Usher”, they have multiple symbols that help give so much meaning to the story. Symbolism helps reinforce theme because it gives more of a meaning to things that you pick up without being told, and it also helps with bringing out the underlying

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    A poet so widely known for the horror laced upon the words of his writings, Edgar Allen Poe trained his pinhead to instill fear and fascination among his readers. “The Fall of the House of Usher” became on of his most well-known and prevalent works. It resides in compilations of famous short-stories and rests in the curriculum of every high school’s english department. However, beyond its accolades of simplistic quality, the mechanics of style reign prevalent within the writing. Poe uses the equational

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    In Edgar Alan Poe's Story The Fall Of The House Of Usher the setting takes place in a mansion in the country, on a dark dreary day in the autumn months . The mansion is very unpleasant, it is surrounded by forest overgrowth , an eerie lake and the building itself is rotting , discolored and gloomy. It was damaged from years of neglect. Within first glance of the mansion one would immediately begin to feel uneasy, perhaps you would have goose bumps from such a sight and it would make you want

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    In the story "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe, creates suspense, symbolism, and Gothic elements. The author shows this by using a sincere expression of terror. In The House of Usher suspense is used when Lady Madeline is sick and cataleptic. The rest of the story you are left in suspense over if she is actually dead or is now a ghost. She suddenly dies when Roderick comes to check on her while she is laying in bed. Roderick is traumatized over his sister's death but shortly after

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    In the fall of the House of Usher, the setting, plot, characters, and imagery, creates a unique unity of sadness and gloomy tone. A woman also returns from the dead in “The Fall of the House of Usher.” The story’s narrator is summoned by his boyhood friend Roderick Usher to visit him during a period of emotional distress. The narrator discovers that Roderick’s twin sister, Madeline, is also sick. She takes a turn for the worse shortly after the narrator’s arrival, and the men bury Madeline in a tomb

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    Edgar Allan Poe's story, The Fall Of The House Of Usher, is no exception to this near- universal Romantic rule. This story was published in 1839 and follows the then-popular (and dreary) Gothic themes, exploring different (and new) ways to incorporate themes of chaos and order into a coherent, tragically dark message. Written from the first-person perspective of the narrator, The Fall Of The House Of Usher explores the interesting condition of the Usher house; more specifically it relates the

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    story at a sleepover) to be popular. The short story, “The Fall of the House of Usher” clearly dictates the fundamentals of what causes the allure of fear, unexplainable or unnatural phenomenons and sudden changes that leave the subject hanging. (TS)Edgar Allen Poe’s short story tend to show the use of sudden changes and unexplainable occur aces as an allure of fear. (CD)When the narrator finally sees his friend Rodrick Usher, he sees that Usher’s behavior erratically alternate between

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    both “House Taken Over” and “The Fall of the House of Usher”, it is implied that supernatural or unexplainable forces are happening in the House. There are also a lot of similarities and differences between the two. One of the main focuses in each story is the house in which the protagonists live in. For example, in “The House of Usher”a boon companion of Roderick, the owner of the house comes to visit after not seeing his friend in years. Upon his arrival he is shocked to see the house. The

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    In the fall of the house of usher a lot of mysterious and unexplainable events take place. This story has a lot of creepy settings, unknown events, but only one unknown character. This story also has unexplainable setting that seem supernatural and unknown sounds. When the fear of the unknown, setting, and character are present all three will cause your imagination to take over and create fear. An unknown character helps create fear. When the narrator is reading from the book to usher and as

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    1. In Poe’s “The Fall of The House of Usher”, he uses disconsolate spellbinding phrases and portrayals to express the secret of the Usher manor. The Storyteller reunifies with his old acquaintance (Roderick), who is suffering from some bizarre psychological condition. He has a sister named Madeline nearing to her death. 2. Gothic fiction started its campaign motivated by destruction, fear, death, horror, total anarchy, glorifying foolishness and envy above shrewdness and purpose. Late eighteenth

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