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the fall of the house of usher summary
the fall of the house of usher summary
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Fall of the house of Usher -a novel by Edgar Allan Poe- 1- characters -The narrator [childhood friend of Roderick Usher) -Roderick Usher [main characters] - suffers from nerves/stressed/fear->got killed by Madeline -Madeline (Roderick Usher's sister) - has a disease that cannot be curable -> dies once then get back to life and kill Roderick - txin with Roderick - victim of catalepsy SUMMARY An unnamed narrator approaches the house of Usher on a “dull, dark, and soundless day.” This house-the estate of his boyhood friend, Roderick Usher-is gloomy and mysterious. The narrator observes that the house seems to have absorbed an evil and diseased atmosphere from the decaying trees and murky ponds around it. He notes that although the house is decaying in places-individual stones are disintegrating, for example-the structure itself is fairly solid. There is only a small crack from the roof to the ground in the front of the building. He has come to the house because his friend Roderick sent him a letter earnestly requesting his company. Roderick wrote that he was feeling physically and emotionally ill, so the narrator is rushing to his assistance. The narrator mentions that the Usher family, though an ancient clan, has never flourished. Only one member of the Usher family has survived from generation...
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to generation, thereby forming a direct line of descent without any outside branches. The Usher family has become so identified with its estate that the peasantry confuses the inhabitants with their home. 2-main topics Death-did Madeline really die? - both die with the house. Disease (unknown/scary/oddl= generations of the Usher family cursed – illness is always present. Fantasy- the mansion [a purgatory?) / impossible to escape but realistic details Decaying house as R and M slowly die //R didn't know what would happen to the house. The illness ends with their death. The house seems alive and to be punishing its inhabitants, a place of sin (where everything starts and ends] // the house as a character itself. Family ties-brother/sister relationship //doppelgangers - twins // their symbolic death // incest-toxicity of their relationship - are they married? Gothic fiction-music/the short story as a source of inspiration / horror movies / a survivor- unreliable narrator / Poe- societal topics - born in Boston (inspired by religious communities?] - his school in England looked like the mansion of the story - fear - family crimes - English landscapes // Tim Burton's films. The narrator- gloomy // intimidating setting - fear Friendship- a starting point - stronger than family bonds. Love- incestuous love/ a bond / love and insanity can be seen as linked. M and R's relationship [common in the family?] Insanity/isolation/mental health- the house and R and M's mental health - R hears voices. Grief- not a central topic / unusual considering the importance of death in the story.
Anglais /
the fall of the house of usher summary
violette
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résumé llce gothic fiction
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Fall of the house of Usher -a novel by Edgar Allan Poe- 1- characters -The narrator [childhood friend of Roderick Usher) -Roderick Usher [main characters] - suffers from nerves/stressed/fear->got killed by Madeline -Madeline (Roderick Usher's sister) - has a disease that cannot be curable -> dies once then get back to life and kill Roderick - txin with Roderick - victim of catalepsy SUMMARY An unnamed narrator approaches the house of Usher on a “dull, dark, and soundless day.” This house-the estate of his boyhood friend, Roderick Usher-is gloomy and mysterious. The narrator observes that the house seems to have absorbed an evil and diseased atmosphere from the decaying trees and murky ponds around it. He notes that although the house is decaying in places-individual stones are disintegrating, for example-the structure itself is fairly solid. There is only a small crack from the roof to the ground in the front of the building. He has come to the house because his friend Roderick sent him a letter earnestly requesting his company. Roderick wrote that he was feeling physically and emotionally ill, so the narrator is rushing to his assistance. The narrator mentions that the Usher family, though an ancient clan, has never flourished. Only one member of the Usher family has survived from generation...
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Légende alternative :
to generation, thereby forming a direct line of descent without any outside branches. The Usher family has become so identified with its estate that the peasantry confuses the inhabitants with their home. 2-main topics Death-did Madeline really die? - both die with the house. Disease (unknown/scary/oddl= generations of the Usher family cursed – illness is always present. Fantasy- the mansion [a purgatory?) / impossible to escape but realistic details Decaying house as R and M slowly die //R didn't know what would happen to the house. The illness ends with their death. The house seems alive and to be punishing its inhabitants, a place of sin (where everything starts and ends] // the house as a character itself. Family ties-brother/sister relationship //doppelgangers - twins // their symbolic death // incest-toxicity of their relationship - are they married? Gothic fiction-music/the short story as a source of inspiration / horror movies / a survivor- unreliable narrator / Poe- societal topics - born in Boston (inspired by religious communities?] - his school in England looked like the mansion of the story - fear - family crimes - English landscapes // Tim Burton's films. The narrator- gloomy // intimidating setting - fear Friendship- a starting point - stronger than family bonds. Love- incestuous love/ a bond / love and insanity can be seen as linked. M and R's relationship [common in the family?] Insanity/isolation/mental health- the house and R and M's mental health - R hears voices. Grief- not a central topic / unusual considering the importance of death in the story.