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... The short story entitled, “The Fall of the House of Usher,” reflects Poe’s ideas on how to accomplish this. ... The “white trunks of decayed trees,” the “black and lurid tarn,” and the “vacant, eyelike windows ”(234) are examples of Poe’s attempt to present the house as being creepy and empty which also causes a mood. The narrator explains the Usher mansion having “an atmosphere, which had no affinity with the air of heaven. ... When the narrator first sees the house he says “.
Approximate Word count = 451 Approximate Pages = 1.8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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