Irony in The Fall of the House of Usher?

Answer 1

The major symbolism is the house itself as a symbol for the Usher family. A family line from its ancestors to its descendants was commonly known as the "House" of that family. As the narrator rides up to the house he notes that the structure is old and in disrepair. This symbolizes state the Usher family, or House, itself is in. We learn that the sole surviving members are Rodrigo and his sister, who dies during the story. Rodrigo himself later dies leaving no descendants. At the end of the story the decrepit house collapses. Thus, both the house (the structure) and the House (the family) of Usher fall.

Answer 2

One example of irony in "The Fall of the House of Usher" is the fact that the narrator arrives to help his friend Roderick, but ultimately becomes an unwitting participant in the destruction of the house and the Usher family. Another example is the way that the fissure in the house that symbolizes the decay and collapse of the Usher line also physically brings about their downfall. These instances of dramatic irony enhance the story's atmosphere of foreboding and inevitable doom.

Answer 3

"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a story by Edgar Allan Poe that tells the story of the ill-fated Usher family. The irony in the story is the fact that the Usher's home is literally falling apart in the same way that the Usher family is figuratively crumbling.

Answer 4

im doing the fall of the house of usher essay right now, this book is so F-ing hard to understand i dislike it very much

Answer 5

After Roderick and Madeline die, the narrator escapes the house just as it begins crumbling down to the ground.

Answer 6

The house in "The House of Usher" was decaying and eventually collapsed at the end of the story killing Roderick Usher and Madeline. ~KKMG1

Answer 7

One metaphor is the quote "I felt that I breathed an atmosphere of sorrow. An air of stern, deep, and irredeemable gloom hung over and pervaded all”