The role of uncertainty in Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher. Uncertainty leads to suspense and fear which drives characters towards insanity and causes readers to empathize with the narrator.

In The Fall of the House of Usher, there is ambiguity surround Madelines destruction and her return--neither the characters nor the readers know the move of Madelines death or if she was rattling fallen when inhumed. Soon after the burial, Usher starts to suspect that they had buried Madeline age she was still alive: ...I hear it, and arrive perceive it....Many minutes, some hours, many days, have I heard it... indeed far I d ared not speak! We have put her living in the grave accent! (28). This incertitude creates trepidation and disquietude for Usher because he fearfulnesss Madeline is...hurrying to reprehend [him] for [his] kick in burying her; he bewilders apprehensive and vehement at the sounds he hears in his house, not knowing if they are plan of attack from the tombs.         The fear and suspense that overcome Usher drives him towards aberration by overwhelming and consuming his life with frenzy and fear of everything al more or less hi m. Ushers fears take over his thoughts: There was a species of half-baked mirthfulness in his eyes--an evidently restrained hysteria in his building block demeanor (25). From being in constant fear and anticipation, Ushers actions become irrational, muttering to himself and gazing upon vacancy for long hours, in an situation of the profoundest attention, as if listening to some imaginary sound (24).

        The cause of the hysteria and terror in Usher is unknown to the fabricator for most of the story--until Usher finally admits that he suspected he buried Madeline alive. The narrator witnesses the strange changes coming over Usher, which light to affright him as th ey increase. It was no wonder that his civ! ilize terrified--that it infect me. I felt creeping upon me, by slow yet definite degrees, the wild influences of his own fantastic yet majestic superstitions (24). The mysteriousness of Ushers condition creates fear and suspense in... If you want to get a adept essay, order it on our website: OrderEssay.net

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