way. I will be able to do that. "House Taken Over" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" are both literary stories that share a lot of similarities and differences that build suspense and engage the readers. To begin with, "House Taken Over" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" share similarities in their storyline structure by using foreshadowing as an element to reveal what is going to happen. In “House Taken Over” by Julio Cortazar, the main male character experiences paranoia and a sense of unease when he hears an unknown noise from the other side of the house, which no one lives in. This noise was added by the author purposely to get the reader thinking about what will happen next. “I hurled myself against the door before it was too late and shut it; I leaned on it with the weight of my body; luckily, the key was on our side; moreover, I ran the great bolt into place, just to be safe.” How the male character reacted to the noise initiated fear in him. …show more content…
Furthermore, Edgar Allen Poe’s use of foreshadowing to drive his story structure. In "The Fall of the House of Usher,” foreshadowing is built into the plot through the description of setting, Rodrick's mental state, and Madeline's illness and burial, which causes the reader fear and the sense of which something is going to happen. Through the story, Rodrick Usher acts out weirdly due to having mental problems, and he says, “I must perish in this deplorable folly...”. When Rodrick says this, it hints at his death in the house. His strange behavior throughout the story and all the strange events that happened with Madeline’s burial make it evident that something is going to happen. Both stories similarly demonstrate the use of foreshadowing to create suspense in unique but comparable