![]() ![]() In this term paper I am going to point out the parallels and similarities between Edgar Allen Poe and Roderick Usher, as well as those between Virginia Clemm and Madeline Usher. “Certainly, the wasting away of Madeline Usher strongly calls to mind the suffering of Virginia Clemm.” 1 ![]() Virginia died on January 30, 1847, on behalf of tuberculosis. While the character of Roderick Usher seems to be an image of Poe himself, the character of Roderick’s twin sister Madeline Usher can be seen as an image of Virginia Clemm, who was actually Poe’s first cousin as well as his child bride. Many critics and interpreters have brought to attention, that this story, more than any other of Poe’s works, contain information and hints about the life of Edgar Allen Poe himself. The short story “ The Fall of the House of Usher ”, written by Edgar Allen Poe, was published the first time in the year 1839 in the September issue of Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine it was and still is considered one of Poe’s most popular stories. Select Bibliography and Quotation Index Introduction “The Fall of the House of Usher”: Parallels between fact and fiction ![]() “The Fall of the House of Usher” : A short summary ![]()
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