Writing Resources
An unknown narrator rides on horseback on a dark autumn day heading towards the house of usher Prior to his arrival Roderick Usher an old friend of his sent him a letter in a distant part of the country informing him about his illness and asking for the narrator to go visit him at the Usher House Although the narrator knew very little of his old friend he was well aware of his very ancient family The Usher family had a very particular taste that not many people had They were very giving and they had a great passion for the arts No one ever married into the Usher family hinting incest it was because of this fact that the narrator believed all these things were happening to the Usher family As he arrives he begins to note how depressing and gloomy the house was and how the house was covered with fungi and was surrounded by decaying trees He also notices a thin crack that extended from the roof down to the front of the building and into the lake As he continues his journey he compares his acts very immature and he becomes very superstitious on what's to come Lifting his head away from the tarn he looks at the Ushers house and describes the feelings he receives from the house as being dark and terrifying
