In the short story and movie of The Fall of The House of Usher portray similarities but also differences that I liked and disliked. In the story and movie they both portrayed how creepy and eerie looking the mansion was, from the cracks in house to each individual bricks. As well as the dead vegetation, black tarn and fog surrounding the house. Just like in the story, the movie portrayed how Madeline and Roderick are confined to the mansion. In the movie whenever Phillip would mention that he was
stories fall under the category of horror or mystery. In the stories The Fall of the House of Usher and Where is Here there are certain elements that make it a gothic setting. Those elements are, the description, mood created, and importance of the specific setting. In both stories the authors give a certain description about the homes and environment in which the events of the story will run its course. In The Fall of the House of Usher, Poe describes the Usher house as a "mere house, and the
both “The Fall of the House of Usher” and in “Where is Here?” the setting is very important. Each story opens with a visual of a house. These houses are very important as they set the mood for the upcoming events in the plot. The mood of a story is necessary to captivate the reader. In both of these stories the mood is dark and very gothic. With this knowledge we can see how the settings of both of these stories come into play. These houses really set the scene and create mood. Both the house in “Where