It tells the story of an unnamed narrator who goes to visit his old friend, Roderick Usher, at his almost collapsing house. The Usher family is plagued by inexplicable mental and physical symptoms, which the darkly foreboding atmosphere of their inherited mansion reflects. As sister Madeline (Romy Windsor) falls deathly ill, the looney bin starts playing tricks on Roderick and things all go to hell in time ({lol}), resulting in Miriam sticking her face in a life-size cream pie sums up the literal and metaphorical fall of…The House of Usher.
Why should you read The Fall of the House of Usher?
Psychological Depth
It delves into human psychology, especially the way fear and isolation affect the mind drawing people who are interested in mental health and emotional narratives to use it as a storehouse of issues that can be built on.
Setting
Through his prose, Poe sets a unique Gothic atmosphere great for people who enjoy gloomy locales filled with nefarious vacancy.
The Honey Departed tells a storya of impermanence
from in bodies (whether physical or mental) to the conversations in between souls, motoring down the hallways of humanity.
Supernatural Elements
The eeriness of events and other parts of the book renders it ghost Quizimast-story-like in this regard.
The Fall of the House of Usher
As a literature student, you must have read Poe’s famous work before because it has inspired many other horror and gothic stories.
