House of Usher

The House of Usher, Is about the household of the Usher family. The Usher family is at the end of it's line, and no body in the family is left to care for the house. The condition of the house symbolizes the downfall of the Family. It is in the middle of a swamp, the windows are shattered, the gardens are overgrown, paint is peeling, and the wood is rotted. The story is narrated by an unnamed person, who follows the end of the lives of the last Usher descendants, Roderick ,and his twin sister Madeline. Even though the story starts out dark, it takes a sudden twist as Madeline is buried alive, but comes back to kill Roderick. As they die, the house collapses and the narrator barely escapes with his life.

this story, was very entertaining. I think it was one of Poe's best works. the ability to create such a dark image with his words, left the reader enchanted by the twisted events told by the narrator.