Answer to Question #110583 in English for Ruby Moreno

Question

In the story, "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe, how does the author use imagery to compare the Usher family with the house itself?

Answer 1

The Usher house is one of the main symbols of the story which embodies the Usher family. The mansion is isolated, withered, with decayed trees, grey walls, silent tarn and full of an atmosphere of death.