https://padlet.com/artmistress/grmth1okvzg0w6kg J. Kaye Character Analysis Padlet en-us 2021-04-28 20:39:12 UTC 2025-10-25 13:09:04 UTC hello@padlet.com artmistress https://padlet.com/artmistress/grmth1okvzg0w6kg/wish/1471123106 - Narrator notes Roderick said he had "acute bodily illness" meaning he could be a hypochondriac or have some type of anxiety disorder

- Narrator is Roderick's "only personal friend" meaning he may be mostly alone at all times

- Roderick is the last of his family aside from Madeline

- He is laying fully stretched out on a sofa when the narrator arrives

- His face is pale and he looks exhausted ("cadaverousness of complexion")

- Large-eyed and thin haired

- Voice cycled between energetic and quietly lost

- He was excited to see the narrator, but noted he was suffering from a type of family curse 

- Is convinced he will perish as a result of the curse

- He notes a practical reason for his mood and appearance is due to twin sister Madeline's illness]]> 2021-04-28 21:02:48 UTC https://padlet.com/artmistress/grmth1okvzg0w6kg/wish/1471123106 artmistress https://padlet.com/artmistress/grmth1okvzg0w6kg/wish/1481360394 -Becomes hysterical/crazy at the end of the story after Madeline "dies"

-Dies when Madeline falls upon him]]> 2021-05-01 20:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/artmistress/grmth1okvzg0w6kg/wish/1481360394 artmistress https://padlet.com/artmistress/grmth1okvzg0w6kg/wish/1481362291 -The unnamed narrator who is Roderick's friend from childhood

-Roderick Usher

-The unnamed doctor who treats Madeline

-Madeline Usher

-The House]]> 2021-05-01 20:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/artmistress/grmth1okvzg0w6kg/wish/1481362291 artmistress https://padlet.com/artmistress/grmth1okvzg0w6kg/wish/1481365577 -Roderick starts to go downhill mentally after Madeline dies and they entomb her

-Roderick sees strange fog around the house and hears noises

-Madeline comes back and kills Roderick]]> 2021-05-01 20:30:04 UTC https://padlet.com/artmistress/grmth1okvzg0w6kg/wish/1481365577 artmistress https://padlet.com/artmistress/grmth1okvzg0w6kg/wish/1481376070 -At the start, Roderick becomes more withdrawn and sickly as Madeline's illness worsens

-He spends time painting, reading, writing, playing guitar, and singing dirges

-He wanders the house in a stupor

-He speaks more about his ties to the house and his general fear that it will be his undoing]]> 2021-05-01 20:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/artmistress/grmth1okvzg0w6kg/wish/1481376070 artmistress https://padlet.com/artmistress/grmth1okvzg0w6kg/wish/1481384396 -"The Fall of the House of Usher" was first published in Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine in 1839

-The story is part of the Gothic Fiction/Horror genre which is characterized by supernatural elements, decaying or haunted houses, elements of love/romance/curses, weather or nature playing a role in the setting, and characters often suffer from madness/hysteria/drama

-Poe's short stories were among the first to contribute to short stories as a well-known and respected genre]]> 2021-05-01 20:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/artmistress/grmth1okvzg0w6kg/wish/1481384396 artmistress https://padlet.com/artmistress/grmth1okvzg0w6kg/wish/1481409449 -How does fear of the unknown play a role in character development?

-Would the story be as powerful without the supernatural elements?

-How were female characters treated in gothic fiction and why?

-Does gothic fiction/this story have a message or moral takeaway? Why does this matter?

-What is the meaning of art?]]> 2021-05-01 21:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/artmistress/grmth1okvzg0w6kg/wish/1481409449