he physique of the gray wall and turrets…brought about upon the morale of his existence." (1465). Because of this fear, Roderick is retrained from leaving and does not make the attempt to defeat this enduring power that holds him captive. The house causes the fears that control Roderick Usher’s mind. Madeline Usher is effected also since she has a severe mental disorder and is in a catatonic state. Clearly the house plays a role to greatly influence the characters. Moreover, the house parallels the Usher family. The two are analogous to one another with the patterns of each being the same. The landscape and the minds of Roderick and Madeline reflect each other. The house is in deterioration as is the mental states of Roderick and Madeline. The "melancholy House of Usher" has a "sorrowful impression" while the Usher family was down to the "last of the ancient race" of their family (1461 - 1462). Both are crumbling from within, awaiting collapse. Furthermore, the disappearance of one implies the disappearance of the other. Everything eventually declines together, creating a unity of effect. Roderick collapsed to the floor, "a victim to the terrors he had anticipated" (1474). As the narrator ran from the house, he "saw the mighty walls rushing asunder" and "the fragments of the ‘HOUSE OF USHER’" (1474). Poe uses the house of Usher as a parallel to the family in that they slowly deteriorate and eventually fall together. In addition, Poe applies the poem "The Haunted Palace" to make a connection between the house and its inhabitants. The poem can be described as a resemblance to the story itself. In the poem, Poe states that the house was "once a fair and stately palace." This depicts the history of the house of Usher. Over time, the house deteriorated along with the emotions of the people occupying it: But evil things, in robes of sorrow, Assailed the monarch’s high estate; (Ah, let us mourn, for never morrow S...
