“Fall of the House of Usher” By: Edgar Allan Poe
1st
Person Pt.
of View
SETTING
Dull, dark, and soundless day in the
autumn of the year.
Imagery creates a sense of doom
Around 1800’s
PLOT/CONFLICT
A man (Roderick) believes he is dying a...
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“Fall of the House of Usher” By: Edgar Allan Poe
1st
Person Pt.
of View
SETTING
Dull, dark, and soundless day in the
autumn of the year.
Imagery creates a sense of doom
Around 1800’s
PLOT/CONFLICT
A man (Roderick) believes he is dying a
slow and painful death because his
family and house are cursed.
CONFLICT: MAN v Self/Supernatural
SYMBOLS
The House: a symbol of a death and
slow decay pervading the Usher family.
Crack in wall: could symbolize the
fracture in both Roderick’s and
Madeline’s personality
CHARACTERS
Philip Winthrop
Roderick Usher
Madeline Usher
THEME(TOPICS)
• “Evil”
• “Madness and insanity”
• “Sins”
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