The stories “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “The Pit and the Pendulum” written by Edgar Allen Poe can be compared by their style of writing and the conflicts of the characters. The conflict of the characters is both similar throughout the story because they both don’t have a way out of the situation. In the story “The Fall of the House of Usher”, Roderick Usher has an internal conflict; moreover, he is scared of his sister and is confused about himself. However, narrator in: ”The Pit and the
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