The Fall Of The House Of Usher

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In The Fall of the House of Usher, by Edgar Allen Poe, setting is the one of the main factors of the story’s theme. From the beginning, the narrator gives a clear idea of what the story is about. The narrator remembers, “During the whole of the dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year” (3). Poe shows what season it is and what it feels like. He uses multiple descriptive words to help readers identify what he is writing. Poe records, “There was an icinesss, a sinking, a sickening of the heart” (3). On page 6, he while observing, the narrator comments, “A pestilent and mystic vapor, dull, sluggish, faintly discernible, and leaden hued. Poe uses his words to create a vibe of what the setting of his story is. If he does not give

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