The Fall of the House of UsherThe Fall of the House of Usher is a strange and imaginative story. The reader is captivated by the twisted reality. Many things in the story are unclear to the reader; but no less interesting. For example, even the conclusion of the story lends itself to discussion. Has the House of Usher really “fallen”? Or is this event simply symbolism? In both cases, the conclusion is dramatic. The development of the house itself is also dramatic. It seems to take on a life of its own. The house is painted with mystery. The narrator himself comments on the insightful properties of the old house; “What was it,” I reflected, “what troubled me so much in the contemplation of the house of Usher” (54)? The house is further developed in the narrator's references to home. “...In this dark mansion” (55). Even the environment fulfills its role. The narrator describes the surrounding landscape as having "...an atmosphere which had no affinity with the air of heaven, but which stank of the rotten trees, the gray wall and the silent tarn a pestilential and mystical vapor, dull, slow , barely perceptible and leaden in hue” (55). These fantastic images set the tone for the twisted events. Roderick Usher perfectly complements the forbidden environment. His temper is in decline and he seems constantly agitated and nervous. t proves that Roderick's fears are well-founded For soon, before his weakening eyes, stands Lady Madeline of Usher This shocking twist in the story develops through the book the narrator is reading. which he reads is: "Fool! I tell you she stands now without a door" (66)! Without suspecting such an event, the reader soon finds Lady Madeline standing in front of the door. “...blood on her white robes and traces of a fierce struggle on every part of her emaciated figure” (66). This line not only induces terror but invites debate. Seeing the woman, the reader must think about the cause of her death..