When readers talk about unreliable narrators, they usually mean one thing: perception. The narrator misjudges, misunderstands, or misinterprets events. His senses are flawed. His impressions are distorted. Reality…
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One of the quiet achievements of The Fall of the House of Usher is how long it refuses to become the story readers expect. Modern summaries rush toward…
One of the most common modern readings of The Fall of the House of Usher treats the story as a tragedy of illness. Roderick Usher is said to…