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    ​In Edgar Allan Poe’s story The Fall of the House of Usher the narrator visits the Usher estate in response to Roderick Usher’s request for him to visit him. The narrator was one of Roderick’s childhood friends and hasn’t seen him in many years. Roderick also has a sister‚ Madeline‚ who he loves as a sister and a partner. Some people may draw the conclusion that the Ushers were insane and others may say that the Usher estate is haunted and influenced by the supernatural. One common hypothesis is

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    How Readers are Frightened by Poe and Cortázar “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe and “House Taken Over” by Julio Cortázar are both gothic novels that accomplish their goal (to scare the reader) in similar ways. Since their goals are similar‚ naturally‚ the two share elements of gothic literature‚ but they aren’t one and the same. “House Taken Over” and “The Fall of the House of Usher” are two very different stories‚ though they leave the reader with similar feelings after the story

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    narrator approaching a large and dreary-looking estate. As he approaches on horseback‚ he muses on the images before him‚ the darkness of the house‚ the oppressiveness of the clouds above‚ the eye-like windows‚ the ragged fissure in the side of the house‚ the fungi on the walls‚ and the reflection of it all in a nearby lake. He notes that some parts of the house are crumbling and other parts are not. He sits astride his horse‚ thinking about the letter he received that initiated his trip and feeling

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    Sketch Book of Godfred Crayon‚ Gent. This Collection became famous rapidly. They were also successful in England and Europe. Most of his stories have many similarities and differences. Rip VanWinkle and " The Devil and Tom Walker" are two good examples. To start off with there all around feeling and theme. Rip VanWinkle is set in a fantasy world right of the bat by the way Irving sort of zooms in on the scene‚ first he tells of the mountains and then the town and down till he’s in the room with

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    “The Cask of Amontillado” Vs. “The Fall of the House of Usher” The short stories “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Fall of the House of Usher” both by Edgar Allen Poe have many similarities as well as differences. The theme of death is very apparent when making a comparison between the two short stories. Though the terms of death differ greatly between the two stories‚ the aspect of death is a prevalent focus in both pieces of literature. In this essay I will compare and contrast the stories

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    In his story of the Rip Van Winkle‚ Irving used his unique style of diction‚ which also developed a contrast between before and after the climax of the story. The major change of scene in the story takes place after Rip takes his nap in the mountains and there is a noteworthy change of Irving’s diction from this point onwards. In his description of the surrounding nature and the weather‚ a distinct contrast exists between the duration of twenty years. The Kaatskill Mountain is the first feature

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    A well-written story has a different meaning to every individual. The image that one creates is distinct based upon the interpretation of narration that the author presents. The characters of the story connect to the reader to provide resonant personal significance. The application of words in the story that the author organizes gives the readers unique perspective of the fictional character’s life. The adventures and the challenges that the characters’ battle bridges the realistic and the fictional

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    In his poem‚ The Fall of the House of Usher‚ Edgar Allan Poe demonstrates the drift from social norms and ideas and introduces a new literary genre during the Dark Romantic Era. Dark Romanticism was a new‚ dark‚ mysterious approach to literature that began to be used by 19th century writers. This movement‚ that began in America and eventually spread worldwide‚ was used by writers to expand their writing field of interest. Among these writers‚ one that Dark Romanticism influenced deeply was Edgar

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    “The Raven” and “The Fall of The House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe both share a common plot but have different thematic meanings and insights. Both short stories reveal how each character handles their problems coping with death. Both short stories have a similar insight to personal problems. In my opinion‚ Roderick is also like his mansion. Only outside he doesn’t seem too healthy. Although‚ he make act like he’s emotionally healthy‚ he has to take of his sickly twin sister. I believe this is

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    to describe the architectural stylings of a building‚ a constitutional balance‚ or better yet- imbalance‚ in power or simply a genre of horror fiction that highlights haunting‚ isolation‚ obscurity and monstrosity. Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher‚ as well as Matthew Lewis’ The Monk are both excellent examples of Gothic fiction that demonstrate the polysemous nature of the term Gothic. As per the first definition introduced‚ gothic art describes the medieval style of architecture

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