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  What was the narrator's relation to Roderick Usher?

  Posted by lindseyrife on Nov 7, 2009 at 03:55 PM

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  What is a good thesis statements for The Fall of the House of Usher as a Gothic story?

  Posted by maistar03 on Oct 28, 2009 at 10:06 PM

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  In "The Fall of the House of Usher", what is the emotional state of the narrator?

  Posted by bartmax on Oct 28, 2009 at 10:30 AM

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  Why would Edger Allen Poe's "The House of Usher" be considered a superior piece of literature? Please give me three reasons!  

  Posted by kkaayylla on Oct 27, 2009 at 07:35 PM

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  How is "The Fall of the House of Usher" an example of Romanticism?

  Posted by eli711 on Oct 18, 2009 at 03:25 PM

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  Explain the verses which were entitled "The Haunted Palace"

  Posted by j1219 on Oct 16, 2009 at 05:45 AM

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  What does Poe mean by "his heart is a suspended lute; which resonates as soon as touched" from "Fall of the House of Usher"?

  Posted by jp0830 on Oct 16, 2009 at 05:35 AM

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  How does "Fall of the House of Usher" effectively portray paranoia?

  Posted by tab34 on Oct 1, 2009 at 11:15 AM

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  What in "The Fall of the House of Usher" symbolizes Hell?

  Posted by ggleck on Sep 30, 2009 at 08:11 AM

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  Why must the House (the literal house as well as the symbolic house, the ancestral line, the lineage) of Usher be destroyed?

  Posted by alt1438 on Sep 10, 2009 at 02:27 PM

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  What is the role of Edgar Allan Poe, in the story "The Fall of the House of Usher"?

  Posted by nessi on Sep 10, 2009 at 05:01 AM

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  What can you infer was basically wrong with the ushers? What evidence do you find to support this inference?

  Posted by morgan050 on Sep 6, 2009 at 04:59 PM

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  How does Edgar Allan Poe’s story “The Fall of the house of Usher” resemble Stevenson’s “The strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”?

  Posted by cathygtz on Jul 3, 2009 at 11:29 AM

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  How does the author in The Fall of the House of Usher use tone, diction, setting and figurative language to create an overall effect upon the reader?

  Posted by fridayy666 on May 29, 2009 at 05:36 AM

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  How is Roderick Usher's "mental illness" schizophrenia? (or is it not?)

  Posted by johnhyun on May 16, 2009 at 09:00 PM

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  What is Roderick Usher's disorder?

  Posted by wednesdayss on May 16, 2009 at 05:53 PM

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  Explain Poe's use of the point of view and the role of the narrator in The Fall of the House of Usher.

  Posted by rose585 on May 13, 2009 at 10:23 AM

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  Show the importance of the house and it surroundings in The Fall of the House of Usher.

  Posted by sel20ma on May 13, 2009 at 10:16 AM

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  In "The Fall of the House of Usher," what does the author find striking about Madeline's dead body?

  Posted by brii23 on May 5, 2009 at 04:49 PM

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  In "The Fall of the House of Usher", why does the narrator go the the Ushers house?

  Posted by gina09 on May 5, 2009 at 04:29 PM

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  How might "The Fall of the House of Usher" be read as a an allegory of a journey into the human mind?

  Posted by hrussell2010 on May 5, 2009 at 02:32 PM

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  When the narrator meets Usher in "The Fall of the House of Usher," what startles him about his appearance and  behavior?

  Posted by gaspar on May 4, 2009 at 03:23 PM

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  what are the figure of speesh used in the fall of the house of usher? and what is the point of view used too?  

  Posted by war24da on May 1, 2009 at 06:15 AM

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  What evidence can you find that the narrator's state of mind may be deteriorating?

  Posted by marcopolo7039 on Apr 19, 2009 at 06:47 PM

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  The narrator describes the mansion as a face with "vacant eye-like windows" and a "gloom" about it. What, other than the house, is he describing?

  Posted by krystalwelch909 on Mar 31, 2009 at 07:58 PM

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  In "The Fall of the House of Usher," what is the significance of the detail that the narrator finds himself becoming affected by Usher's condition?

  Posted by starburts11 on Mar 25, 2009 at 03:31 PM

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  How does Usher's attitude and mood seem to switch back and forth while talking to the narrator in "The Fall of the House of Usher"?

  Posted by blh187 on Mar 16, 2009 at 07:22 AM

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  What is the true identity of the narrator in "The Fall of the House of Usher"?

  Posted by heather2640 on Feb 26, 2009 at 02:10 PM

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  I need help with a short story plot graph for "The Fall of the House of Usher"

  Posted by anaii on Feb 19, 2009 at 09:12 PM

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  What does the storm symbolise in "The Fall of the House of Usher" at the end of the story?

  Posted by helpwithhwplz on Feb 12, 2009 at 01:50 PM

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  After Madeline's death in "The Fall of the House of Usher," why does Roderick temporarily keep her body inside the house?  

  Posted by completeness1 on Feb 4, 2009 at 05:11 PM

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  What relationship has existed between the narrator and Roderick Usher in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher"?  

  Posted by flower23 on Jan 25, 2009 at 05:07 PM

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  How does imagination play a crucial role in the story?

  Posted by kalakas on Jan 13, 2009 at 04:37 PM

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  To what extent can we read "The Fall of the House of Usher" as a parody?

  Posted by rokia on Jan 12, 2009 at 01:49 PM

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  Is "The Fall of the House of Usher"by Edgar Allan Poe about Vampires?

  Posted by enotechris on Jan 10, 2009 at 05:55 AM

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  Why does Roderick refer to the narrator twice as "Madman" in the final scene of "The Fall of the House of Usher"?

  Posted by fot on Jan 8, 2009 at 05:59 AM

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  In "The Fall of the House of Usher", why has Rodrick buried his sister for two weeks?

  Posted by hayet31 on Jan 6, 2009 at 02:53 AM

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  What is the single effect of the story "The Fall of the House of Usher"?

  Posted by fot on Dec 31, 2008 at 02:42 PM

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  What evidence can you find that the narrator's state of mind may be deteriorating?

  Posted by dthompson5 on Dec 18, 2008 at 12:32 PM

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  In "The Fall of the House of Usher", what is exactly meant by "sentience" and why is this idea important in the story?

  Posted by rokia on Dec 16, 2008 at 12:47 PM

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  Consider that the Mad Trist narrative parallels the actual sounds in the house. Do the characters fall victim to self-fulfilling prophecies?

  Posted by nija on Dec 15, 2008 at 07:44 AM

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  Why does Poe preface "The Fall of the House of Usher" with an excerpt from a poem by De Beranger?

  Posted by rokia on Dec 15, 2008 at 07:17 AM

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  Is "The Fall of the House of Usher" a love story, a comedy or a tragedy? Please justify.

  Posted by fot on Dec 3, 2008 at 05:57 AM

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  Madeline only appears three times in the story. How do her appearances explicit and implicit develope the plot and symbolism of the narrative?

  Posted by rokia on Nov 30, 2008 at 11:09 AM

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  How does it matter that Roderick and Madeline are brother and sister in "The Fall of the House of Usher"?

  Posted by fot on Nov 28, 2008 at 03:47 AM

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  Does the tale the fall of the house of usher prefigure the novels consciousness of the late 19 century?

  Posted by fot on Nov 26, 2008 at 02:02 PM

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  Explain the functions of the supernatural and how it pertains to the short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher".

  Posted by janeaustenfan on Nov 24, 2008 at 03:33 PM

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  In "The Fall of the House of Usher," which  of the narrator's experiences in the mansion might have led to his end?

  Posted by toshiona on Nov 14, 2008 at 09:31 AM

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  What are some characteristics of the characters of Roderick, Madeline and of the house in "The Fall of the House of Usher."

  Posted by keoshaburney-aghs on Nov 14, 2008 at 05:59 AM

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  What is the symbolism in the story "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allen Poe?

  Posted by ksav10 on Nov 14, 2008 at 05:05 AM