Edgar Allen Poe

According to Dictionary.com, death is defined as the termination or extinction of something. Edgar Allen Poe used this definition all throughout his story, “The Fall of the House of Usher”. After reading the story several times to try to pick up on any thoughts or emotions Poe intended the reader to grasp, I found that unlike most stories, E. A. Poe had no idea of a moral or an idea of reason behind the …showed first 75 words of 863 total…

…showed last 75 words of 863 total…a full red moon and the House of Usher being torn apart by a whirlwind. Edgar Allen Poe had a way to make someone get chills even in the 21st century by reading his stories. I believe that this story in particular had the most symbolism for any of his stories that I have read. After reading some of his stories and doing research on him, I can see why people considered him a madman.