Question

What is the relationship between place and literature in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher”?

A) The bleak and dark setting of the story provides the backdrop for the macabre events.

B) The old-fashioned setting establishes the time frame in which the events take place.

C) The sophisticated place in Poe’s story serves to explain the characters’ sense of fashion, way of speaking, and culture.

Answer 1

the best answer seems to be A

Answer 2

Answer: A) The bleak and dark setting of the story provides the backdrop for the macabre events.

Edgar Allan Poe is particularly famous and celebrated because of his horror stories. One of the reasons why his stories are so remarkable is that he does an excellent job of creating macabre settings in which the stories can take place. These settings increase the feeling of horror and dread in the reader. An example is the story "The Fall of the House of Usher." In this story, Poe creates a bleak and dark setting that serves as the backdrop for the macabre events of the story.