Poe was a very skilled nineteenth century gothic writer. In the Fall of the House of Usher Poe is obviously not yet adept at writing in Gothic style. But in one of his next works The Pit and the Pendulum Poe hits the Gothic mark quite nicely. Edgar A. Poe was indeed a Gothic writer pioneer, many of his works have lasted to present day. The stories of Fall of the House of Usher and The Pit and the Pendulum are two of Poes most striking Gothic Writings. In the fall of the House of Usher Poe gives three main characters: Roderick Usher, Madeline Usher, and the narrator who is never named. In this story no one is sane, everyone is a bit loco, especially Roderick after his sister/lovers death. However the sister was mer3ely in a coma not truly
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The man was not named throughout the story, just like the narrator in Fall of the House of Usher. In this one however the man is completely alone in a pitch black room. He notices a pit in the middle of the room but does not know how deep it is. The man falls asleep and wakes up to water and bread. The water knocks him out and then he wakes up harnessed down. There are bread crumbs beside him and rats, a sharp blade on a pendulum falls ever so slowly toward him. He gets the rat to eat the crumbs and cut the binds on him. The man is then saved from the pendulum and then later saved by the French army. This story brings out extreme fear. Fear of loneliness, fear of not being able to see anything and being stuck somewhere. In this story Poe successfully put the reader in the position of the character. His reason for leaving the narrators nameless is so that readers could easily put themselves in the position of the character. In this story he did just that. Making this story a better Gothic story than Fall of the House of Usher. Poe was a fantastic Goth writer. In the nineteenth century he was a pioneer of literature. Poe has stuck around for nearly two whole centuries. His writings will always be famous for their scary and entertaining nature. His works caused nightmares, perfect for the century he was brought up in, and perfect for our entertainment
The man was not named throughout the story, just like the narrator in Fall of the House of Usher. In this one however the man is completely alone in a pitch black room. He notices a pit in the middle of the room but does not know how deep it is. The man falls asleep and wakes up to water and bread. The water knocks him out and then he wakes up harnessed down. There are bread crumbs beside him and rats, a sharp blade on a pendulum falls ever so slowly toward him. He gets the rat to eat the crumbs and cut the binds on him. The man is then saved from the pendulum and then later saved by the French army. This story brings out extreme fear. Fear of loneliness, fear of not being able to see anything and being stuck somewhere. In this story Poe successfully put the reader in the position of the character. His reason for leaving the narrators nameless is so that readers could easily put themselves in the position of the character. In this story he did just that. Making this story a better Gothic story than Fall of the House of Usher. Poe was a fantastic Goth writer. In the nineteenth century he was a pioneer of literature. Poe has stuck around for nearly two whole centuries. His writings will always be famous for their scary and entertaining nature. His works caused nightmares, perfect for the century he was brought up in, and perfect for our entertainment