The fall of the House of Usher by Anjali Jaikanthan

Playlist

aj89967_ — 2023-10-31 15:45:28 UTC

I chose Mrs.Magic by Strawberry Man because of the lyrics talking about the mind and feelings. "Tell you what lurks deep inside,Deep Inside My Battered Mind" This is similar to Rodrick Usher's mind right now. He is mentally ill and the lyrics talk about a bad mind by calling it a battered mind.

Ice

aj89967_ — 2023-11-01 16:06:06 UTC

The narrator rides into the countryside to see his mentally ill friend, usher, and when he arrives at his Mansion. Edgar Allan Poe writes "I reined my horse to the precipitous brink of a black and lurid tarn that lay in unruffled luster by the dwelling" (Poe 17). This creates a gloomy mood because the imagery uses the color balck to create a glum setting.

poetic device

aj89967_ — 2023-11-03 15:43:21 UTC

Usher, the narrator's childhood friend, freestyles a short song called "The Haunted House". Poe writes, "Banners yellow, glorious, golden, On its roof did float and flow". This shows an example of Euphony because this stanza conveys a sense of beauty. It creates intricate sounds that are pleasing to the ears.

Q and A

aj89967_ — 2023-11-03 15:49:47 UTC

Poe includes this song in the story because the palace at the end of the poem represents Usher's house. They both have a gloomy aura. For example, "I reined my horse to the precipitous brink of a black and lurid tarn that lay in unruffled luster by the dwelling" (Poe 17). The usher has a melancholy mood just like the place at the end of the story.

Damsel in Distress

aj89967_ — 2023-11-13 17:35:53 UTC

The narrator and Rodrick Usher bury his twin sister in the entombment." the mockery of a faint blush upon the bosom"(Poe 12) The sister is a damsel in distress which causes suspense about what happened to her that she became this weak.

Inclement weather

aj89967_ — 2023-11-13 17:41:17 UTC

The Narrator and Rodrick Usher are unable to sleep and the house starts to be surrounded by vapor. Poe writes, "But the under of the huge masses of agitated vapor" (Poe 17). The inclement weather of the vapor causes suspense by creating an eerie mood and that something big going to happen.

Moody, solitary male characters

aj89967_ — 2023-11-13 17:45:01 UTC

Usher's twin sister dies and the narrator notices a change in his body language and how alone he is. Poe writes "The once occasional hunkiness of his tone was heard no more" (Poe 11). It causes suspense because it makes the usher mysterious and that he could possibly do something bad.

objective summary

aj89967_ — 2023-11-13 17:50:20 UTC

As the narrator reads the story to Usher to calm him down there are noises in the house which is similar to the book when the hero fights the dragon. All of sudden Usher breaks down and confesses that he hears Madeline and that they accidentally buried her alive. Then Madeline appears at the door all bloody and dies on Usher then Usher dies from the fear. The narrator runs away from the house and sees the Usher's house crumble down.

What is the thematic message of The Fall of the House of Usher?

aj89967_ — 2023-11-13 17:58:08 UTC

the thematic message of The Fall of the House of Usher is that insanity will be caused if you're alone. "There was a long and stormy shouting sound — and the deep black lake closed darkly over all that remained of the house of usher" This represents how Usher's mind has been destroyed or gone because he died. The house breaks down when the usher dies. The house feels very sad and lonely just like Usher.