Magical Realism In The Fall Of The House Of Usher

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Gothic style and magical realism are very different, but are also the same. Gothic style is more about scary, dark, and gloomy things. Magical realism is more about what could really happen in real life with a little bit of magical ness. Gothic style is set in haunted places, castles, the middle of nowhere, etc. Magical realism is set in places like a family home, an apartment, places that would be normal to be at. The Gothic style really comes through in The Fall of the House of Usher. The narrator of the story tells us about his visit to his old friend who has mental issues. He talks about his friend and his twin sister, who he accidentally buried alive, and the house that they lived in. The narrator explained how he felt throughout the story. He talked about his friends sister coming out of her …show more content…

The two who live there are brother and sister. The brother enjoys french literature, while the sister enjoys knitting. One day the brother heard a noise in their house and thought it was someone/something trying to take over their house. He shut the door to the side of the house that he heard the noise and told his sister that their house was being taken over. A few days or so later he hears a similar noise and decides they need to get out of the house so he takes his sister and moves out onto the street. In The Fall of the House of Usher, the gothic style is portrayed when the man's twin sister comes back from the "dead" and attacks her brother. In House Taken Over, mythical realism is shown in the brother hearing things in the house. He fantasizes all of the noises there isn't really anybody/anything there. The two stories both involve a brother and sister who like is the same house. The stories are both very interesting to read.The stories portray their genres very well. I like the gothic style more than the magical realism

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