ad reeked up from the decayed trees, and the gray wall, and the silent tarn; pestilent and mystic vapor, dull, sluggish, faintly discernible, and leaden-hued" (336). The narrator sees the interior of the house as uninviting as the exterior. When he says the atmosphere had no affinity with the air of heaven, he is saying that the interior of the house is much like hell. Again he mentions silence, which would indicate a lack of life, which is also made evident by the smell of decay (from the trees). He uses words such as "dull", "sluggish", and "leaden-hued" which paint the picture of an almost crushing presence within the house of Usher. Poe's use of imagery in Fall of the House of Usher is a tribute to his literary genius. He is able to invoke emotions through images a lone. He is able to describe as well as give hints as to the course the story will take. Even if the reader does not know the specifics, they [the reader] can get a feeling of impending doom or catastrophe as found in Fall of the House of Usher. There are few authors who can invoke fear as Edgar Allen Poe does. This story is an excellent example of how he uses imagery. This paper is the property of NetEssays.Net Copyright 1999-2002THE FEAR IN THE HOUSE OF USHERIn the story “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe, setting is used to portray many different things. Poe uses setting to suggest ideas, effects, and images. It creates a mood and foreshadows future events. Poe communicates facts about the characters through symbols throughout the setting. In the story the narrator is going to the House of Usher to comfort his friend, Roderick Usher who has fallen into a mental depression. These negative influences ultimately lead to death in the end. The story revolves around the effects of fear and how the denial of our fears can lead to madness. #The narrator is immediately skittish about the house and its occupants.As he approaches the hous...
