1. Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher "During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens- is the opening in "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allen Poe (1). ... It is a small crack in "the House of Usher" which the narrator defines as "both the family and the family mansion." ... From far away, no one knows that he, "House of Usher" is in despair. ... To him, the windows in the house to him represent Usher's eyes, and light that comes through the windows is reality. ... These quotes show that the atmosph...
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