The Fall Of The House Of Usher Essay

In Poe’s gothic tragedy, “The fall of the House of Usher”, it entails the unfolding story of a tragic family downfall and the connections between the family and of the estate. The narrator takes the readers onto a journey that illustrates Roderick’s mental anguish afflicted by an ‘unknown’ presence in the mansion-whom consequently is later revealed to be his deceased sister, Madeleine. This excerpt is written to analyze the themes of identity and its connection to the representation of humanity’s dual nature. Throughout the story, the term “House of Usher” is used a reference to both the mansion and the family bloodline, the Ushers. The addition of the word ‘fall’ alludes to both the physical destruction of the house as well as a metaphor

He took the most obvious approach of opening “every possible drawer” which to a policeman, an idea of a secret drawer is “impossible”. As the story progresses, it is clear that even though the investigation was under the premise of D being the suspect, the actions of the prefect and his team were nothing short of an abuse of power. His “imagination” that perhaps a letter is within the confines of the house leads him perform unorthodox raidings, from opening “every package and parcel” to probing the bindings of books “with needles” and examining the walls with microscopes- basically ensuring that he left no stone unturned. This type of approach lives up to Dupin’s criticisms of the like-minded individuals who chooses to advance with mentality as even though they were methodical, the lack of creativity restricts them from a different path to solving the case. However, the minister is also illustrated to have abuse his imagination as a way to steal a letter that he had no business in dealing with and using it to blackmail the royal lady, who sought the help of the Prefect to retrieve it back. The combination of imagination and wit serves the Minister’s case well as it helped him obtain an object used for intimidation against a higher