Reading for Pleasure: The Fall of the House of Usher

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

The Fall of the House of Usher

Describe the house in the story. How do the narrator and Usher spend their time? What happened to Usher's sister? What happened to the house? Include a quote about your favorite part.

The house is described as a dark, mysterious, and gloomy house. The narrator and Usher spend their time talking about Usher's sister who is sick. Usher's sister becomes sick and she is buried below the house. While the narrator is reading Usher a story, and they hear noises about what is happening in the story. Usher's sister appears and the narrator escapes but Usher dies. When the narrator escapes the house falls to the ground.

1 comment:

James Horner said...: Add your favorite quote. Explain it.; October 19, 2011 at 5:42 PM

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