The Fall Of The House Of Usher Analysis

The Fall of the House of Usher is a story written by the American author Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe as many of us know was a famous author because all his stories and poems were written in a sense of terror or mystery and that's what caught the attention of many people. As many of us know Edgar Allan Poe wrote his stories in a sense of terror and mystery and "The Fall of the House of Usher" was not an exception. This story also contains romanticism due to the age it was written, at first sight you might think that this story it's not romantic at all but it has some characteristics that give a sense of romanticism to the story.
The story begins when the narrator arrives to Roderick's house, the narrator describes the day as a very gloomy day with no sound. When the narrator arrives to Roderick's house his childhood friend his is shocked in how Roderick has changed, and he is also surprised how gloomy and the sense of horror the house gave. The reason that the narrator goes to Roderick's house is because he received a letter from him telling him that he was emotionally and physically ill. When the narrator gets to the house he barely sees Madeline, Roderick's sister and he goes to the living room were Roderick was waiting for him. As I mentioned before the narrator was in shook when he saw his friend Roderick, and the main problem with Roderick was that he felt sad because his sister Madeline had a strange sickness that the doctors can't treat. The narrator spends days with Roderick trying to cheer him …show more content…
The Fall of the House of Usher contains elements such as Gothic Style, Supernatural elements, and Symbolism, all this strategies helped this story fit in the era and in the category of