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Essay Archive - Edgar Allen Poe's Symbolism of Death in "The Fall of the House of Usher"
Edgar Allen Poe's Symbolism of Death in "The Fall of the House of Usher"
Death is defined as, "The termination or extinction of something"
(American Heritage Dictionary). Edgar Allen Poe uses this description in
"The Fall of the House of Usher" in different ways. Poe's intention when
writing "The Fall of the House of Usher" was not to present a moral, lesson,
or truth to the reader; he was simply trying to bring forth a sense of
terror to the reader. Poe's mind works this way, and critics believe this
state....
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