The influence of the house in “The Fall of the House of Usher” and its supernatural characteristics
Title: The influence of the house in “The Fall of the House of Usher” and its supernatural characteristics
Category: /Literature/English
Details: Words: 641 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
The influence of the house in “The Fall of the House of Usher” and its supernatural characteristics
Category: /Literature/English
Details: Words: 641 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
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…showed last 75 words of 641 total…he has with no reason, indicating that the house has an unknown, abnormal effect on him.
Throughout the story, Poe's metaphor of the house and the inanimate objects inside serve to give a ghostly, thrilling atmosphere to the story. By presenting inanimate objects with vivid characteristics, he is giving the house a ghostly quality. This supernatural element serves to make Poe's story interesting and suspenseful in his presentation of the house's effect on its inhabitants.
