Some time passes, and the narrator loses own voice of reason and admits that his fears and superstitions increase considerable. In spite of the fact, that from the very beginning, the narrator seems to be a pure rationalist, who tries to present only rational explanations and see only rational events, and a person, who will never believe or accept some irrational things, he considerable changes his mind and tries to escape from everything, he has already got involved. Such a fast decision of his proves that these events touch not only the body or mind, not perception of this world and own position in it. “From that chamber, and from that mansion, I fled aghast” (Poe 128), the narrator tells. Another significant role of the narrator in this horrific story is connected to his survival and the ability to describe the events in the Usher’s house rationally. This Poe’s decision makes this short story interesting to deal with for any reader and really remarkable in the world literature.Īs a survivor and rationalist. The narrator performs the role of the participant of the story and suggests the reader to follow him and be involved into each step, breath, and look. His narrators are unique and unpredictable, because they are able to notice each detail and pay special attention to each trifle.įrom the very beginning, the narrator of The Fall of the House of Usher introduces the reader “soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens” (Poe 109), where such a dark description aims to warn the reader and hint that the events will hardly cause laugh or tears. Without any doubts, Edgar Poe was one of those writers, who could create a story and make each reader being involved into its events. The role of the narrator of the story The Fall of the House of Usher is great indeed his rationality and his ability to represent the events from the side of an immediate participant of the story and from the side of an observer, who notice changes in the house but still cannot comprehend the reasons of why these changes bother other characters.Īs a participant. In this short story, the narrator is an old friend of the main character, Roderick Usher, who decides to come to Usher’s house in order to support him and help to overcome his and his sister’s illness. The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe is one of the best and most captivating works, where much attention is paid to the role of the narrator and his participation in the events. He was the first person to use the term ‘short story’ The both houses “die” at the same time: Madeline falls on her brother, and the mansion collapsesĪ real House of Usher was located in Boston and was just as eerie as Poe's
Scary, Gloomy, Foreboding, Melancholic, Dark
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