I have never read” the fall of the house of usher & the house taken over” then in class we listen to an audio reading of “the fall of the house of usher & the house taken over”. But I have read other stories such as.”House taken over” by Julio Cortazar and “the fall of the house of usher” by Edgar Allan Poe. Comparing them to see what is different and the same. These are the events of “the fall of the house of usher” by Julio Cortazar and the “house taken over” by Edgar Allan Poe that are the same in both stories. My first example is that in both of the stories about the house being taken over and the fall of the house of usher, they talk about how old the house looks. Also in both stories it talks about how something dead or alive is haunting …show more content…
Also at the end of each story the house is both gone and can not be used anymore without something bad happening to someone or something. The things that are different in both of the stories:” the fall of the house of the usher” by Edgar Allan Poe and “the house taken over” by Julio Cortazar. one thing that is different is that in “the fall of the house of usher” by Edgar Allan Poe there is a person that is haunting the house that what to hurt him and in” the house taken over by Julio Cortazar it is a mystery and makes us think that is it something very dangerous and makes us stay to the end to see if we were correct about our guess. About the monster. Another thing that is different is in “the house taken over” by Julio Cortazar they kept on losing space to the monster and in “the fall of the house of usher” by Edgar Allen Poe they have the same amount of space throughout the story. Also a difference in the “ the fall of the house of usher” by Edgar Allen Poe is that the house fell down and cant be used anymore and in "the house taken over” by Julio Cortazar the house is still up but there is no way to get in there so the monsters can't escape the house and hurt
“The Fall Of The House Of Usher” & “House Taken Over” are more similar then you think? Both stories involve 2 siblings and an odd, mysterious, house. Both authors used detail in the stories to develop the settings and characters to develop themes. Yet they are still both so different,for example “House Taken Over” by Julio Cortázar is Magical Realism. While “The Fall Of The House Of Usher”, by Edger Allen Poe is a Gothic Story. Julio Cortázar used the setting very well in his short story “House Taken
Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” and Julio Cortazar’s “House Taken Over” have identical settings, because they both set inside an old family house and have a mystery and dark element to them. However, in “The Fall of the House of Usher,” the setting is more bleak and gloomy, and the Usher’s house had a huge crack down the front of it, meaning that it was not in any good condition. By contrast, in “House Taken Over,” the setting is more quiet and calm, and the house is more neat and
Writing to Compare In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall Of The House Of Usher” and Julio Cortazar’s “House Taken Over,” the settings are similar because both of the stories have a dark settings and environments that correlate to the elements gothic literature. However, in Poe’s story, the setting is older and more darker because of the words describing usher’s house and the environment. In contrast, Cortazar’s setting is newer and has less medieval architecture. Gothic literature is a unique literary
Have you ever thought you have seen something that wasn’t there? This is all imagination. Edgar Allan Poe wrote “ The Fall of the House of Usher” in this gothic novel Poe uses imagination to play tricks on the reader’s mind. Another gothic novel that is equivalent to “The Fall of the House of Usher” is “ House Taken Over” by Julio Cortazar, in both gothic novels use imagination to set a spooky setting in the reader’s mind. Imagination is a huge part in both short stories. When fear is involved
“The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe and “House Taken Over” by Julio Cortázar they both express a sense of fear taking place in and around the two houses. In “The Fall of the House of Usher” is a short story where the narrator gets invited by his friend Usher to come and help him with his mental issues and Usher buries his twin sister thinking she was dead, in reality she wasn’t. In “House Taken Over” a magical creature pushes Irene and the narrator out of half of their house leaving
Can written stories scare people? Between “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe and “House Taken Over” by Julio Cortazar, short stories, there are many similarities and differences that reflect one another. Both stories seem to have an unsettling feeling or mood. They seem to focus the point of paranoia to add towards the plot. Although, Usher is a gothic literature that focuses on gore. Taken Over is a magical realism that focuses on the unknown. In each story, certain details and
Imagine being inside a house with a mysterious force. Things happening all around you that terrify you. Imagine not being able to explain these phenomena. Both short stories, The Fall of the House Of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe and House Taken Over by Julio Cortazar, provide examples of this horror. Poe’s story implements this through his use of Gothic literary style, including his ominous description of Usher’s house. Whereas, Cortazar uses Magical Realism to make the supernatural seem normal. These
between the two stories “The Fall of the House of Usher” of Edgar Allan Poe and “House Taken Over” of Julio Cortazar. One of them is the settings of two stories, those were similar because they both took place in a creepy house. However, there also are many differences between two stories. For example, in Poe’s story, the setting was a dull and dark night, and the gloomy and dusty house of Usher was in the middle of nowhere. By contrast, Cortazar's setting was a warmer house, which was being carefully
When comparing the stories “The Fall of the House of Usher” written by Edgar Allen Poe and “The House Taken Over” by Julio Cortazar. The setting in both are in a creepy, big house with a gothic style to it, which makes it more creepy. Both of the authors were a dark and demented type. Both in their stories have a big, empty house with a few people in them, with either kids that are living alone or with grandparents. Also both stories have a sense of having something under their sleeve to hit us with
In the short story, House Taken Over, the narrator and his sister live in a huge empty house. It is unsaid where the other 6 family members that lived in the house went to or what happened to them. Their lives are on a continuous loop of the same things every day. One day, the narrator hears these abnormal sounds in one room in the house. He goes to his sister and says, “I had to shut the door to the passage. They’ve taken over the back part” (Cortázar 40). They just picked up their belongings
Both Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” and Julio Cortazar’s “House Taken Over” have similar settings because they both take place in large, scary houses. However, in Poe’s story, “The Fall of the House of Usher,” the house is much more eerie as with the description given of this house, it gives off a mood of incoming misfortune. By contrast, in Cortazar’s story, the larger parts of the house, like the dining room and the library, is blocked off away where the characters of this story
Writing to Compare Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” and Julio Cortazar’s “House Taken Over” the settings are similar because they can both be described as dark in some passages, and ultimately alluring. However in Poe’s “The Fall of the House,” the setting is revolving around the climax, so it is all very dramatic and highly detailed, almost ominous. In contrast, Cortazar’s setting is slightly more laid back, things take place in time and it is all very dreamlike. Word by word
imagination overcomes reason in “ The Fall of the House of Usher “ is when Usher buries his sister. “ … I put her in a living tomb! ” , (Poe 29). Usher’s sister being alive is one of the main reasons he has the will to live. The reason behind him burying his sister is that he is sick in the head. As a reader our minds do not see this reason because our imagination distracts us from it. Instead of paying attention to why he buried her the reader is picturing Usher burying her alive for no reason. Your
in Edgar Allen Poe's "The Fall of the House of the Usher", and in Julio Cortazar's "House Taken Over". In "The Fall of the House of the House of Usher", Rodrick Usher requests his old friend to visit him at his home because he is ill. Once he arrives, he realizes what a gloomy place the Usher mansion turns out to be and the tragedies of Usher's life. Spooky occurrences happen during the narrator's visit and he discovers that everything is not what it seems to be. In "House Taken Over", the narrator
stories “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “beware: do not read this poem,” and “House Taken Over”. It is shown through transformation in the character, setting, and sometimes even the story or poem itself, adding to the scariness that the reader feels when reading it. While there are some examples of transformation not being scary or not playing a role in stories meant to scare us, transformation plays a crucial role in making the reader of these stories scared. “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar