According to Webster Merriam, embodiment is defined as “someone or something that is a perfect representative or example of a quality, idea, etc.” In many ways Roderick Usher embodies his own house because of his unstable foundation, isolated nature, and morbid personality. Poe continues to point out similarities of the narrator to his house as he focuses on Roderick himself, the estate’s atmosphere which Roderick’s personality creates, and the peculiar events which take place within the house itself. The presence of these odd and dark characteristics, however, typifies writers within the time period of Edgar Allan Poe with a group known as the Romantics. “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe exemplifies Romantic literature
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Poe includes many supernatural events such as when the events of the story “Mad Trist” begin to occur in real life after occurring in “Mad Trist”. The narrator begins to pick up on these small occurrences as he reads the story and he notes “from some very remote portion of the mansion . . . there came . . . the echo of the very cracking and ripping sound which Sir Launcelot had so particularly described” (Poe 22). In order to further set up more peculiar events such as the return of Madeline and the death of Roderick, Poe begins planting strange occurrences such as the events of the book occuring in real life. These set of incidents give the narrator the sense that the house possesses certain supernatural characteristics. Eventually, several inexplicable events confirm the validity of the belief. For example, Poe examines how the supernatural equates to the beauty of the horrid as the narrator begins to describe strange natural phenomena such as the powerful gusts of wind which the narrator and Roderick experience. Once the wind begins to nearly blow the two characters off their feet, the narrator describes the storm as “tempestuous yet sternly beautiful” (Poe 20). Poe uses this abnormal occurrence to signify a lack of control which the characters have over such destructive events. As a result, Poe …show more content…
However, the deteriorating mental condition of the characters can also be found in present day society because of depressing modern events. Therefore, a positive atmosphere must be present for all people in order to promote a stable mentality and healthy
Poe includes many supernatural events such as when the events of the story “Mad Trist” begin to occur in real life after occurring in “Mad Trist”. The narrator begins to pick up on these small occurrences as he reads the story and he notes “from some very remote portion of the mansion . . . there came . . . the echo of the very cracking and ripping sound which Sir Launcelot had so particularly described” (Poe 22). In order to further set up more peculiar events such as the return of Madeline and the death of Roderick, Poe begins planting strange occurrences such as the events of the book occuring in real life. These set of incidents give the narrator the sense that the house possesses certain supernatural characteristics. Eventually, several inexplicable events confirm the validity of the belief. For example, Poe examines how the supernatural equates to the beauty of the horrid as the narrator begins to describe strange natural phenomena such as the powerful gusts of wind which the narrator and Roderick experience. Once the wind begins to nearly blow the two characters off their feet, the narrator describes the storm as “tempestuous yet sternly beautiful” (Poe 20). Poe uses this abnormal occurrence to signify a lack of control which the characters have over such destructive events. As a result, Poe …show more content…
However, the deteriorating mental condition of the characters can also be found in present day society because of depressing modern events. Therefore, a positive atmosphere must be present for all people in order to promote a stable mentality and healthy