The Fall of the House of Usher Group

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gina09
gina09
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High School - 10th Grade

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

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Posted by gina09 on Tuesday May 5, 2009 at 4:29 PM and tagged with house, narrator, usher.

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  1. troutmiller Teacher
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    Roderick Usher was a friend of the narrator's back when they were younger boys.  He had not seen Roderick in years; however, recently he had received a letter from him.  He claimed that he wasn't well at all and that he wanted to see the narrator soon.  The narrator seemed to be his only close, personal friend, so he chose to go see him and perhaps help him if he could.

    "The writer spoke of acute bodily illness--of a pitiable mental idiosyncrasy which appressed him--and of an earnest desire to see me, as his best, and indeed his only personal friend."

     

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    Posted by troutmiller on Wednesday May 6, 2009 at 11:58 AM