One of the most important Gothic conventions Poe used was a brooding atmosphere of gloom and terror. This is evident in the very opening of the story. When the narrator first looks upon the house, he sees “bleak walls,” “vacant eye like windows,” and “the trunks of decayed trees” (NAAL 654). This brings upon him
One of the most important Gothic conventions Poe used was a brooding atmosphere of gloom and terror. This is evident in the very opening of the story. When the narrator first looks upon the house, he sees “bleak walls,” “vacant eye like windows,” and “the trunks of decayed trees” (NAAL 654). This brings upon him