Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” as an Example of Gothic Narration

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Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” as an Example of Gothic Narration

Zhong pei yu

Advisor: Dr. Hsian-li Chou

Introduction

The fear in “The Fall of the House of Usher” comes from the protagonist Roderick’s feeling about his family. The uncertainty about the family life constitutes the primal anxiety in a Gothic narration, since family lives founds the structure of the tales in castles, the common Gothic background.