![]() ![]() Which may suggest that Poe is introducing irony into the story. It is as though Roderick is left powerless by his ‘madness.’ Just as he is trying to control Madeline he is unable to control his own mind. It is also interesting that Roderick asks the narrator to help him to overcome his ‘madness’ however it is the same ‘madness’ that kills Roderick. It is noticeable that Madeleine does not have any type of freedom nor does she engage with others like the narrator. Which may or may not be controlled by Roderick. ![]() She finds it difficult to live in her environment. She isolates herself from the world which may leave some readers to suggest that Madeline’s sense of conflict is external. Madeline too is in conflict though not necessarily with herself. If anything things for Roderick and Madeline are as bleak as the setting of the story. While he himself, due to his mental fragility, also realises that on his death the House of Usher will fall. He knows that he is the last remaining male in the House of Usher and that Madeline through her illness may never marry. Which may help to explain the ‘madness’ that the narrator feels Roderick is succumbing to. ![]() ![]() Narrated in the first person by an unnamed male narrator the reader realises after reading the story that Poe may be exploring the theme of conflict. In The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe we have the theme of conflict, isolation, fear, control, powerlessness and friendship. ![]()
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