How Does There Fear In The Fall Of The House Of Usher

Our imagination is the place of wonder, but at the same time it can be the worst place we can think of (literally). It’s a force to be reckoned with since it can do many things, like overpowering our sense of reason and logic. A simple emotion, such as fear, can make our imagination grow wild and make us forget all sense of reason. Firstly, our irrational fears play a HUGE part in overtaking reason. Once, when I was five, my older brother had to watch over his friend’s pet tarantula. My older brother had the brilliant idea of showing me the spider and letting it crawl on him. Whenever I saw him I’d think of a gigantic and disgusting spider appearing randomly near him. He kept it in the cage most of the time, but since I was young I let my fears get the best of me, even if it was defanged. Many people suffer from irrational fears like being afraid of the dark, a certain animal, or even open spaces. The fear builds inside of us for absolutely no reason, because we know that these things can’t hurt us. Feelings of fear just overtake your mind, so you can’t think logically in the situation.
In The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe, the main character Roderick fears that the house will engulf him for everything his family has done. His seclusion and mental disabilities add another layer to the fear factor. In the book, Roderick even says “I must abandon life and reason all together, in some struggle with the grim phantasm, FEAR” (Poe 11). He states that fear has overtaken him so he must abandon life and reason. The dark twists in this story coupled with Roderick’s own emotions will catch you off guard and show you the true meaning of