“The Fall of the House of Usher”
“The Fall of the House of Usher” is a great short story that shows all of the elements of Romanticism. All elements of Romanticism are used to great detail in “The Fall of the House of Usher,” all of the elements are easily interpreted and explained throughout the story using descriptions and symbolism, this makes a single affect is easy to attain, which makes the story a much better story because everything ties together. The way Edgar Allen Poe wrote this story he used each and every line to the fullest extent which helped develop the story as a whole. The great detail that Poe wrote into his story helps develop the plot and develop a connection between the actual plot of the story and the theme. Also the detail and the symbolism help develop a single affect of horror in the story because the way every single detail is explained. The elements of Romanticism are: Nature, Individual, Picture Sequence-exotic setting, Supernatural, Imagination- exploring psyche, and Country-developed national literature. All of these elements were vividly described in great detail for every reader to understand. The elements were explained using symbolism and vivid description that helps the reader connect the element of Romanticism to the plot of the story. With vivid descriptions given by the author the setting is brought to life in full color and the reader feels like he or she is actually in the story.
The first element of Romanticism, which I found to really stick out to me, is the individual himself. His name is Mr. Roderick Usher he lives with his sister in an old country estate. Roderick is a very strange man whom lives in a very dull, dark, and scary house with a very strange family. The family tree of the Usher family is one that never
branches of to other family members. This means that the parents had married their siblings and then their children married their siblings and on and on. This is what makes the family so very strange and interesting to look at. The man behind the final generation of the Usher family is Roderick, he lives a very dark, dull, and happy less life. Roderick finds happiness in the dark and feels depressed and vulnerable from the sunlight itself. Mr. Usher looks...