![]() * Madeline’s return and actual death reunites the twin natures of their single being. * When fantasy suppresses death and life, the result is madness and mental deterioration. * But, unlike an artist, he has lost control of his fantasy world that it has become a reality for him. He is living in an illusionary world, where, even vault, that should have sunlight and proper light, does not know where this mysterious light is coming from. * his art: portrayed by the vault (where Madeline resides) that illuminates from no visible light source, but is "bathed… in a ghastly … splendour ". * his literature: deals with the extremes of human imagination (hints at his deterioration). Roderick’s fantasy world is like an artist’s, shown by: This isolation of Usher’s life from the outer reality can be seen in the atmosphere surrounding his mansion, which seems to arise from decayed trees and the dank tarn.Usher’s exterior self (his body) is lost to its interior world of imagination, which is why he is deteriorated.This fissure foretells the ruin of the mansion, and the family of Usher itself. It also symbolises the emotional distancing between both. The crack in Usher’s mansion which is quite unnoticeable by the narrator, symbolically suggests a flaw or fundamental split in the personalities of both the twins (Roderick and Madeline). He thought the house was alive and it was deciding his fate, showing his madness. "He as enchained by certain superstitious impressions in regard to the dwelling which he tenanted. Usher has developed a theory that the stones of the house have consciousness, and they embody the fate of the Usher family. "a nose of delicate Hebrew mode… a fine-moulded chin… in its want of prominence."lips somewhat thin and very pallid, but of surpassingly beautiful curve."a cadaverousness of complexion, an eye large, liquid, luminous beyond comparison.These create a general atmosphere of eeriness, sickening, threatening and decay. The environment/atmosphere outside: "no affinity with the air of heaven "." : very little light enters the mansion. "feeble gleams of encrimsoned light made their way through the trellised panes.The windows: "at so vast a distance from the black oaken floor as to be altogether inaccessible from within ".Which are profuse, comfortless, antique and tattered. "black oaken wood floor, the dark drapery and the general furniture.It was nowhere near being beautiful, holy, or clean. Narrator: "an atmosphere which had no affinity with the air of heaven.Usher’s house, windows, bricks and dungeon create a dismal atmosphere.Poe communicates truths about the character of Usher through atmosphere. ![]() establishes a mood and foreshadows future events.used to convey ideas, effects and images.
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