Part one of term paper
Edgar Allan Poe created the single effect of terror in his story “The Fall of the House of Usher”. Poe uses the setting, use of character, and the theme to contribute to the total effect. Poe is successful in creating the single effect of terror in his story. Poe uses the setting to help establish the effect. The “dull, dark, and s ...

Part two of term paper
... dark draperies, and the general furniture, all describe it. As Roderick Usher and the narrator are burying Madeline the vault is being described as small, damp, and without admission of light. These are just a few of the characteristics of which Poe uses to describe the setting. Poe uses the use and description of character to create the effect. Poe describes his friend Usher as having a cadaverous complexion, a large eye, small and thin lips, a nose delicate of a Hebrew model, and a finely mold ...