About Author:
Born
on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts, writer, poet, critic,
and editor Edgar Allan Poe's tales of mystery and horror gave birth to
the modern detective story and many of his works, including “The
Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Fall of the House of Usher,” became literary
classics. "The Raven," which he published in 1845, is considered among
the best-known poems in American literature.
Theme of the story:
1). Madeness
2). Family
3). Isolation
4). Fear
5). Identity
Overview about Story:
Theme of the story:
1). Madeness
2). Family
3). Isolation
4). Fear
5). Identity
Overview about Story:
A woman also returns from the dead in “The Fall of the
House of Usher.” The story’s narrator is summoned by his boyhood
friend Roderick Usher to visit him during a period of emotional
distress. The narrator discovers that Roderick’s twin sister, Madeline,
is also sick. She takes a turn for the worse shortly after the narrator’s arrival,
and the men bury Madeline in a tomb within the house. They later
discover, to their horror, that they have entombed her alive. Madeline
claws her way out, collapsing eventually on Roderick, who dies in
fear.
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