The Fall of the House of Usher Group

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kalajsfinest
kalajsfinest
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College - Freshman

The Fall of the House of Usher: Imagine that you are telling a friend about this story. List the main events in chronological order.

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Posted by kalajsfinest on Monday October 13, 2008 at 8:59 AM and tagged with chronological order, events, list, the fall of the house of usher.

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  1. engtchr5 Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    Here is a brief but concise chronology of the story mentioned above: 

    1. Narrator gets invited to house of Roderick Usher.

    2. Narrator arrives, learns about the sickly state of the house and its occupants -- Madeline in particular.

    3. Roderick entertains narrator, explains family situation, etc.

    4. Madeline goes into cataleptic state, gets entombed alive, returns with bloody clothes.

    5. House splits down the center, symbolizing the splitting of the family itself.

    As I said, while this is a brief overview of the story's chronology, it in no way intended to be comprehensive. For a more complete chronology, I suggest you visit the summary page for this story in enotes. 

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/fall-house/

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    Posted by engtchr5 on Monday October 13, 2008 at 9:10 AM

  2. berenice
    berenice Student
    High School - 12th Grade

    just before the narrator begins reading"the mad trist of sir launcelot canning," he describes_________________________ which contributes to the atmosphere.

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    Posted by berenice on Tuesday April 28, 2009 at 12:09 PM