CRITICAL READINGS: What Happens in "The Fall of the House of Usher"?.

Essays; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Fall of the House of Usher, The (Short story : Poe); American authors

An essay is presented on the short story "The Fall of the House of Usher" by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It reveals that the story involves psychic and supernatural influences on the emotions and imagination of the narrator Roderick Usher. The author cites Poe's expertise in arousing a sense of earthly terror which remains vague, hinted, and mysterious.