The Fall of the House of Usher
The narrator of "The Fall of the House of Usher" is an unnamed, rational, and sensitive observer who acts as a surrogate for the reader. He is a childhood friend of Roderick Usher, but largely unknown to the reader, which allows the audience to project themselves into the role. Despite his initial skepticism, his heightened sensitivity to the house's oppressive atmosphere makes him a crucial, if ultimately overwhelmed, witness to the Usher family's tragic decline in which Roderick dies by the hands of his dead sister Madeline. As soon as Roderick died, the narrator flees from a the house. Looking back, there was blood red moon and a glowing fissure expanding in the roof of the building.
About The Fall of the House of Usher
The narrator of "The Fall of the House of Usher" is an unnamed, rational, and sensitive observer who acts as a surrogate for the reader. He is a childhood friend of Roderick Usher, but largely unknown to the reader, which allows the audience to project themselves into the role. Despite his initial skepticism, his heightened sensitivity to the h...Read more