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3. The Fall of the House of Usher《厄舍古屋的倒塌》
3. The Fall of the House of UsherName: Zhu MiClass: English 112 Narcissistic Personality and Tragic DestinyThe Fall of the House of Usher was a Gothic novel. I was horrified by its strange story, clever layout structure and eerie atmosphere and gripping. As if I was placed in a dark world, there was not any light in the house. Dark seemed to be the core and the only element of the story. For a long time, Roderick buried his sister Madeleine alive. In the final, he died with his sister.Some people think that there may be incest relationship between brother and sister and brother in conscience condemnation and unable to extricate them, so the losses of reason led him to bury his sister alive. Gothic fiction elements include horror, mystery, supernatural, bad luck, death, decadent, lived the phantom's old house, madness, the family curse, etc., and therefore some people think that this is a story of gothic novel inherent framework. But I was for narcissistic personality played a critical role in their tragic destiny.Miss Madeleine was like Roderick’s shadow, although she did not say a word to anyone in the whole story. But it could not cover up her inner narcissism: when the narrator first got to the house, "Miss Madeleine walked out the room from the distant past, without noticing me, and soon disappeared” For visiting guests, it was not possible for her to have no idea about that, but to show her noble elegant with a life time, she chose to turn a blind eye. It can be seen that she is narcissistic.Roderick is a noble, suffered from mental torture in addition to the normal inner world. He had almost everything: money, wisdom and talent. He was handsome, with surface such as gray; his eyes are watery, twinkle. His thin lips lack of blood, but the contour is extremely beautiful. So let him was “narcissism ".He couldn't accept the reality of his sister would leave him for narcissists, usually with a strong acquisitiveness, rather than let the god of death took her away, not equal to do it yourself, or perhaps they're in an inner delusion. He would rather let her sleep forever and he chose to bury his sister alive. And he did not think of, it's a suicide. Integral part of the destruction and the rest will also cease to exist. When he suddenly enlightened, the late also for narcissist’s sister Epiphany: can't bring elder brother, she cut the coffin, dragging chains, struggled to escape from the cellar, to die together with brother. As urban family the only remaining in the world of the death of two people, symbol of the urban house of the family's house also does not have the necessary: like Roderick way of death, the house crashing fall mountain pool, consumed by his reflection. Narcissistic personality let brother and sister in love with each other with similar appearance. Narcissistic personality let brother acquisitiveness culmination and he buried sister. His sister couldn’t bear her brother live in the world alone without her, so she chose to bring her brother to die together. The spirit of the brother and sister died, symbolizing the destruction of their family physical which finally caused the symbol of the house collapsed. Narcissistic personality determined the fate of their death couldn’t be changed, so of final outcome was inevitable.The personality decides destiny. Highly narcissistic personality was the murder who murdered the twin brother and sister, since one cannot distinguish, object and extreme self-centered person. Its tragic fate was destined. Morbid life environment intensified their pathological narcissistic personality; eventually lead to the destruction of the entire family, usher house also disappeared.。
The_Fall_of_the_House_of_Usher(1)文学作业
心理分析
心理分析（又称精神分析，心理动 力学），是在中国文化心理学基础 上对于西方精神分析理论与技术的 整合与发展，其中包含着心之本义， 理心之妙用以及心灵的智慧。
•这是爱伦· 坡精神世界的真实写照，是 他对死亡的恐惧，对人性本能的恶、 对人格分裂的恐惧。 •一方面是爱伦· 坡悲惨、孤独的生活经 历；另一方面是爱伦· 坡受到猛烈攻击 的创作原则，这两个方面使爱伦· 坡陷 入了一种虚无、毫无希望的生活状况， 从而把他推向了精神困境的深渊。
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从心理角度分析：
根据心理分析理论，本文认为该故事可以被看作 是爱伦· 坡的噩梦。文中，叙述者即为爱伦· 坡的 化身，而厄舍兄妹是意识王国中的景象，罗德里 克是意识的化身，受到了潜意识的打扰；而妹妹 玛德琳则是潜意识，代表罗德里克被压抑的创作 冲动。 在“厄舍府的倒塌”中，爱伦· 坡展示了一个深入 人的意识领域并发现其中的独特王国的过程。在 那个王国中，意识让步于超现实的意象、潜在的 情感以及自我毁灭的冲动。这个过程，即是爱 伦· 坡意识分裂的过程，展示了爱伦· 坡的思想困 境。
女性主义
• 女性主义（女权运动、女权主义）是指 一个主要以女性经验为来源与动机的社 会理论与政治运动。在对社会关系进行 批判之外，许多女性主义的支持者也着 重于性别不平等的分析以及推动妇女的 权利、利益与议题 。
•女性主义理论的目的在于了解不平 等的本质以及着重在性别政治、权 力关系与性意识之上 。
因此，本文表达了厄舍对女性自我解放的 恐惧，同时也反映了19世纪弥漫了整个社 会的这种焦虑情绪，厄舍的这种恐惧不是 没有理由的，他们的妹妹最终被活埋后挣 脱出来。 19世纪家庭结构的基石就是家庭中的姐妹， 她们的各种欲望必须被深深埋葬在家庭这 个大厦的最底层。厄舍先生把妹妹活埋在 地窖就是对维多利亚时期活埋女性欲望一 个形象的比喻。
The Fall of the House of Usher(中文译文)
The Fall of The House of Usher(中文译文)厄榭府的崩塌他的心儿是把悬挂的琴；轻轻一拨就铮铮有声。
——贝朗瑞那年秋天，一个阴沉、昏暗、岑寂的日子，乌云低垂，厚重地笼罩着大地。
整整一天，我孤零零地骑着马，驰过乡间一片无比萧索的旷野。
暮色四合之际，令人忧伤的厄榭府终于遥遥在望。
我也说不清是怎么回事，一瞥见那座建筑，心灵就充满难以忍受的忧伤。
说难以忍受，是因为往常即便到了荒蛮之所或可怕的惨境，遇到那种无比严苛的自然景象，也难免有几分诗意，甚而生出几分喜悦；如今，这股忧伤的感觉却总是挥之不去。
我愁肠百结地望着眼前的景物。
我望着孤单的府邸和庄园里单一的山水风貌，望着荒凉的垣墙、空洞的眼睛一样的窗子、三五枝气味难闻的芦苇、几株枯木白花花的树干——心里真是愁苦至极，愁苦得俗世的情感已无法比拟，只有与染阿芙蓉癖者梦回以后的感觉作比，才足够贴切——苦痛流为日常，丑恶的面纱也摘除而去。
我的心直翻腾，还冷冰冰地往下沉，凄凉得无可救赎，任是再有刺激人的想像力，也难说这是心灵的升华。
究竟的怎么了？我思忖起来。
到底是什么原因，使得我在注目厄谢府时如此不能自控？这是个破解不了的谜。
沉思间，模糊的幻想涌满心头，却又无从捉摸。
我只得退而求其次，自圆其说罢了——简单的自然景物凑在一起，确实有左右人情绪的力量，但要剖析这种感染力，即便费尽心机，也是无迹可寻。
我思量道，这片景物中的一草一木，一山一水只消在细微处布置得稍有不同，带给人的那种悲伤的感觉，可能就会减轻，或许会归于消泯。
这种念头一起，我策马奔至山中小湖的险岸边。
小湖就傍着宅第，湖面泛着光泽，却一丝涟漪都没有，黑黢黢，阴森森，倒映出变形的灰色芦苇、惨白树干、空洞眼睛一样的窗子。
我俯视着湖面，浑身颤抖，比刚才的感觉还要奇怪。
然而，目前我还是打算在这阴沉的府邸作几个星期的逗留。
这座府邸的主人罗德里克•厄谢是我儿时的好朋友。
我们有好多年没见过面了。
可最近，我收到了一封从本国一个遥远的地方发来的信——是他写来的，信写得很急切，还非要我亲自去一趟。
神奇树屋第二册黎明骑士英文版读后感
神奇树屋第二册黎明骑士英文版读后感After finishing reading "Night of the Ninjas" in the Magic Tree House series, I am filled with a sense of adventure and wonder. The author, Mary Pope Osborne, does a fantastic job of transporting readers to ancient Japan through the eyes of the main characters, Jack and Annie. The vivid descriptions of the landscape, the people, and the customs of the time make it feel as though I have been on the adventure with them.读完《神奇树屋系列之夜忍者》这本书后，我充满了冒险和惊奇的感觉。
作者玛丽·波普·奥斯本通过主要人物杰克和安妮的眼睛，很好地将读者带到了古代日本。
对当时的风景、人们和风俗的生动描述让我觉得自己似乎与他们一起经历了这次冒险。
One aspect of the book that I particularly enjoyed was the emphasis on bravery and courage. Jack and Annie, despite their fears, continue to show resilience and determination as they navigate the challenges they face in ancient Japan. This theme of bravery is a universal one that resonates with readers of all ages, teaching us the importance of facing our fears head-on.我特别喜欢这本书的一个方面，那就是对勇敢和勇气的强调。
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of UsherPlotThe tale opens with the unnamed narrator arriving at the house of his boyhood friend, Roderick Usher, having received a letter from him in a distant part of the country complaining of an illness and asking for his help. Although Poe wrote this short story before the invention of modern psychological science, Roderick's symptoms can be described according to its terminology. They include a form of sensory overload known as hyperesthesia (hypersensitivity to light, sounds, smells, and tastes), hypochondria (an excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness), and acute anxiety. It is revealed that Roderick's twin sister, Madeline, is also ill and falls into cataleptic, death-like trances. The narrator is impressed with Roderick's paintings, and attempts to cheer him by reading with him and listening to his improvised musical compositions on the guitar. Roderick sings "The Haunted Palace", then tells the narrator that he believes the house he lives in to be sentient, and that this sentience arises from the arrangement of the masonry and vegetation surrounding it.Roderick later informs the narrator that his sister has died and insists that she be entombed for two weeks in a vault (family tomb) in the house before being permanently buried. The narrator helps Roderick put the body in the tomb, and he notes that Madeline has rosy cheeks, as some do after death. They inter her, but over the next week both Roderick and the narrator find themselves becoming increasingly agitated for no apparent reason. A storm begins. Roderick comes to the narrator's bedroom, which is situated directly above the vault, and throws open his window to the storm. He notices that the tarn surrounding the house seems to glow in the dark, as it glowed in Roderick Usher's paintings, although there is no lightning.The narrator attempts to calm Roderick by reading aloud The Mad Trist, a novel involving a knight named Ethelred who breaks into a hermit's dwelling in an attempt to escape an approaching storm, only to find a palace of gold guarded by a dragon. He also finds hanging on the wall a shield of shining brass of which is written a legend: that the one who slays the dragon wins the shield. With a stroke of his mace, Ethelred kills the dragon, who dies with a piercing shriek, and proceeds to take the shield, which falls to the floor with an unnerving clatter.As the narrator reads of the knight's forcible entry into the dwelling, cracking and ripping sounds are heard somewhere in the house. When the dragon is described as shrieking as it dies, a shriek is heard, again within the house. As he relates the shield falling from off the wall, a reverberation, metallic and hollow, can be heard. Roderick becomes increasingly hysterical, and eventually exclaims that these sounds are being made by his sister, who was in fact alive when she was entombed and that the narrator knew that she was alive. The bedroom door is then blown open to reveal Madeline standing there. She falls on her brother, and both land on the floor as corpses. The narrator then flees the house, and, as he does so, notices a flash of light causing him to look back upon the House of Usher, in time to watch it break in two, the fragments sinking into the tarn.Analysis"The Fall of the House of Usher" is considered the best example of Poe's "totality", where every element and detail is related and relevant.[2]The theme of the crumbling, haunted castle is a key feature of Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto, a late 18th Century novel which largely contributed in defining the Gothic genre."The Fall of the House of Usher" shows Poe's ability to create an emotional tone in his work, specifically feelings of fear, doom, and guilt.[3]These emotions center on Roderick Usher who, like many Poe characters, suffers from an unnamed disease. Like the narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart", his disease causes his hyperactive senses. The illness manifests physically but is based in Roderick's mental or even moral state. He is sick, it is suggested, because he expects to be sick based on his family's history of illness and is, therefore, essentially a hypochondriac.[4] Similarly, he buries his sister alive because he expects to bury her alive, creating his own self-fulfilling prophecy.The House of Usher, itself doubly referring both to the actual structure and the family, plays a significant role in the story. It is the first "character" that the narrator introduces to the reader, presented with a humanized description: its windows are described as "eye-like" twicein the first paragraph. The fissure that develops in its side is symbolic of the decay of the Usher family and the house "dies" along with the two Usher siblings. This connection was emphasized in Roderick's poem "The Haunted Palace" which seems to be a direct reference to the house that foreshadows doom.[5]L. Sprague de Camp, in his Lovecraft: A Biography[p. 246f], wrote that "[a]ccording to the late [Poe expert] Thomas O. Mabbott, [H. P.] Lovecraft, in "Supernatural Horror", solved a problem in the interpretation of Poe" by arguing that "Roderick Usher, his sister Madeline, and the house all shared one common soul". The explicit psychological dimension of this tale has prompted many critics to analyze it as a description of the human psyche, comparing, for instance, the House to the unconscious, and its central crack to the personality split which is called dissociative identity disorder. Mental disorder is also evoked through the themes of melancholy, possible incest, and vampirism. An incestuous relationship between Roderick and Madeline is never explicitly stated, but seems implied by the strange attachment between the two.[6]Opium, which Poe mentions several times in both his prose and poems, is mentioned twice in the tale. The gloomy sensation occasioned by the dreary landscape around the Usher mansion is compared by the narrator to the sickness caused by the withdrawal symptoms of an opiate-addict. The narrator also describes Roderick Usher's appearance as that an "irreclaimable eater of opium". It might be argued[who?] that Roderick Usher's hyper-sensitivity and hypochondria are both consistent with the withdrawal symptoms of opiate-addiction. Poe's many mentions of opium and his exact descriptions of his effects and of opium-addiction's withdrawal symptoms have led many[who?] to believe that Poe had first-hand experience of opium and that he might have been an opium-addict himself. The truth is that opium and laudanum (opium tincture) in the 19th century were as common as aspirin is today, and many 19th century Romantic writers, such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Charles Baudelaire, were in factopium-addicts.。
the fall of the house of the usher 结课论文
双语学院期末考查课论文2012 -2013 学年第一学期院、系：双语学院班级：英德xxxx姓名：谢茹辉学号：xxxxxxxxx科目：美国文学史概述及作品选读论文中外文题目：Analysis of the Fall of the House of Usher小说《厄舍古屋的倒塌》之小析评价要素满分得分选题10分资料查阅10分摘要与关键词10分论文水平50分论文创新10分论文规格10分成绩合计评阅教师__________________Analysis of the Fall of the House of Usher小说《厄舍古屋的倒塌》之小析Abstract：The Fall of the House of Usher is one of the famous work from Edgar Allan Poe, which is regarded as an horror novel. In the novel he created horror atmospheres through Gothic style. Besides, he mainly described three characters: the narrator, Usher and Madeline. To make this horror novel be successful—the gothic style and horror atmospheres, he also kept his eyes so much on the appearance and weird actions of the twins—Usher and Madeline, the atmosphere around the house and inside house, especially the Madeline’s death and her relive, that he used hundreds of thousands of words to create his horror world. This work is very important and significant, so it is necessary to lucubrate and analyze it.Key words: horror atmosphere Gothic three charactersⅠ.IntroductionFirst of all, I will introduce the correlative information about the author—Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849), who had a miserable childhood. He was as an orphan at the age of two, and luckily he was took care of by a childless but wealthy merchant—John in Virginia. But he was not quite well in his adulthood. Although he died at the age of 40, but he had at least 25 years wrote his works. He did leave us lots of great and fantastic works, including Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque—his first collection of short stories, The Raven and To Helen —poems, The Golden Bug—the detective story, The Business Man—the comedy, The Fall of the House of Usher—horror tale and so on. There are also a variety of works about the theme or style that I have mentioned above. Therefore, he was a prolific and versatile writer in the 19th century America. And his works, ranging from fiction, legend, tales, and poetry to critical articles, influenced the course of literary criticism and literature itself. Today, he was remembered by his poems, horror tale –because of his being a master of it—and short stories, editor and literary critic. As an inventor of the detective story, even Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, a famous British detective story writer, who wrote Sherlock Holms, for although even his death for a long time, he remained being a controversial writer and others could n’t understand him at all, however, he wasreceived well in Europe. The fall of the house of Usher was one of his famous masterpiece, whose article is not only means the fall of the real Usher’s house but also the fall of the Usher’s family.Then I would like to summarize the contents of the novel. It was a story that happened during the whole of a dull, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, the narrator went to his friend’s named Usher, his friend in his childhood, who invited him to company Usher by sending him a letter, because Usher got psychological or mental illness. Usher, with his twin sister Madeline, lived in a melancholy and choking house, which is inherited from his family. Madeline was sick for many years, while her brother was oppressed by a mental disorder. The narrator came with his goodness and wanted to comfort Usher. Until one day Usher told him that Madeline died. Actually it is he who encoffined her too early, that means Usher buried her before she died or when she was still alive. However, she relive in a stormy night. She came out from the coffin and came up the upstairs where we were to get her revenge. When she fell heavily inward upon the person of her brother, both she and her brother died, and the narrator came out of the house panicly. At the end of the story the house of Usher crushed down in to the well near by.Ⅱ.Analysis of the Fall of the House of UsherIn the novel, what give us the most profound impression is the Gothic style and horror atmosphere from the house, 3 main characters, and its horrible and appealing plots. Poe did this horror novel successfully by using his luxurious language and his colorful imaginations. Besides, we should know that this novel is a Gothic novel. And Gothic novel, named also Dark Romance, is one branch of the English literature and the father of horror movies. In this novel, it touches some gothic elements including horror, mystery, death, haunted house and sort of family distorted. This kind of novel was called commonly the gothic literature, which often base on the ancient castles, wasteland or wilderness. The story, which happened in the past –one night, especially in the medial century, was often filled with murder, violence, revenge, rape, incest. Even there are appearing ghosts or supernatural phenomenon. The plot was very exciting. Horror, suspense, mystery, eeriness are through the whole novel. It is the interval theme for gothic novel that the conferences between brightness and darkness, goodness and evil, god and ghost. In the following I will share my thoughts—analysis of this novel—with you. So follow my opinions closely, then you can get what kind of views do I have deeply in heart.ⅰ.The environmental atmosphereAt the beginning of the story, the first sentence describe a gloomy and obituary tone: during the whole of dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, …the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, …I had been passing alone, on horse back, through a singularly dreary tract of a country, … within the melancholy House of Usher. All--the autumn, sunset, the (dark) clouds, and the wilderness—indicates the approaching of the death. It makes the narrator insufferable. This environmental description make a great basis for developing the following story.Then when he arrived at the place where he can get the whole view of the house, he got this scene: --upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain—upon the bleak walls—upon the vacant eyes-like windows—upon a few rank sedges—and upon a few white trunks of decayed tress. …I reined my horse to the precipitous brink of a black and lurid tarn that lay in unruffled luster by the dwelling, and gaze down,… upon the remodeled and inverted images of the gray sedge, and the ghastly tree—stems, and vacant and eye—like windows.Then when he look up the mansion again, he got a kind of illusion: the whole mansion there hung an atmosphere peculiar to themselves and their immediate vicinity-an atmosphere which had no affinity with the air of the heaven, but which had reeked up from the decayed trees, and the gray wall, and the silent tarn—a pestilent and mystic vapour, dull, sluggish, faintly discernible, and leaden-hued. In my opinion, it is enough to scare me, because the scenes are vivid, so that I am almost personally on the scene and experience it.Besides, at the end of the story it was a horrible night, he was driven to be crazy. His room was fearful. And he was afraid of something, so he had to …endeavoured to believe that much , if not all of what I felt, was due to the bewildering influence of the gloomy furniture of the room—of the dark and tattered draperies, which, tortured into motion by the breath of a rising tempest, swayed fitfully to and fro upon the walls, and rustled uneasily about the decorations of the bed…. I uplifted myself upon the pillows, and, peering earnestly within the intense darkness of the chamber, hearkened—I know not why, except that an instinctive spirit prompted me—to certain low and indefinite sounds which came, through the pauses of the storm, at long intervals, I knew not whence. All these scenes were seen by the narrator and experience. He was a kind of media that exploring the horror. Combined with his psychological change, we also be the one the house and being scary.ⅱ.The horror atmosphere from 3 main characters：the narrator, Usher and MadelineThe narrator was an unnamed character, and a friend of Usher from his boyhood but he did not understand Usher so much. He only know that Usher family are a respected noble family and Usher has a sister with illness all the time. They haven’t connected each other for a long time. But he came to the Usher’s house, because Usher sent him a letter with an ill information and invited him to accompany with. Therefore, he was the sole person who saw how everything happened. What he saw and heard was the main plotline of the story, including everything happened with the twin sister and brother.ⅲ.Three main characters1. The narratorHe was the only clear—headed and rational person in the house. As the third point of view, it makes us believe that everything he said that happened in the house was real, because he was not only saw it but also experienced it. But actually if you think while reading, you can get the arguments. He said that they are intimate associates, but he did not know little about Usher. He decided to come to the house just because he was attracted by Usher’s and his sister’s mental illness from Usher’s inviting letter. He believed that he could change the situation and comfort Usher through his accompany. However, the fate of Usher could not be altered. He tried to analyze Usher’s psychology and actions, for he did not believe it inherited from generations to generations just as Usher’s explanations. But some time later he was infected and became fearful when he was with Usher. He tried to control his fear when he continued to narrate the plot. When he saw Madeline, she was a kind of invisible, both of them did not have any greeting like Hello or eye contact. Some days later, Usher told him that she died. He put Madeline in to the coffin lively with Usher, and at this time he notice that her appearance was familiar to her brother—twins. Here, he was a kind of Usher’s accessory. When he felt that Madeline did not die, that catastrophe night when Madeline came out from coffin, he had an inexpressible and unbearable fear whatever he tried to calm down himself. He was so crazy by the sound from the cellar where Madeline and the coffin were that he could not fall into sleep. Usher came in and stayed with him. Since they two are fearful, he read the book Mad Trist to help them calm down. But on the contrary, they became more anxious. When Madeline appeared at the door, and she fell heavily inward upon theperson of her brother. Seeing their corpse, he ran away with great horror as the house falling down. This plot is successfully caught reader’s attention.When he met Usher, he was scared by Usher from appearance, especially the eyes. It’s weird.Usher was the owner of the house, which was inherited from his ancient family.2. UsherJust as we have mentioned, he got mental illness. With narrator’s description from him: an eye large, liquid, and luminous beyond comparison; lips somewhat thin and very pallid, but of a surpassingly beautiful curve; a nose of a delicate Hebrew model, but with a breadth of nostril unusual in similar formations; a finely moulded chin, speaking, in its want of prominence, of a want of moral energy; hair of a more than web-like softness and tenuity; these features, with an inordinate expansion above the regions of the temple, all of us followed him and got the first impression of Usher, who believe everything had its spirits. Besides, He suffered much from a morbid acuteness of the senses; the most insipid food was alone endurable; he could wear only garments of certain texture; the odours of all flowers were oppressive; his eyes were tortured by even a faint light; and there were but peculiar sounds, and these from stringed instruments, which did not inspire him with horror. He had an habitual trepidancy --an excessive nervous agitation. Then he told the his friend that he was going to die. He did not tell much about his sister. When he told the narrator she died, in fact, she did not and he knew it, but he put her in a coffin in the cellar. Seven or eight days later, before she came out from the coffin, he acted weird. he felt her because they were twins. It seems he knew everything and predicted it exactly. He murmured before she appeared at the door: Not hear it? --yes, I hear it, and have heard it. Long --long --long --many minutes, many hours, many days, have I heard it --yet I dared not --oh, pity me, miserable wretch that I am! --I dared not --I dared not speak! We have put her living in the tomb! Said I not that my senses were acute? I now tell you that I heard her first feeble movements in the hollow coffin. I heard them --many, many days ago --yet I dared not --I dared not speak! And now --to-night --Ethelred --ha! ha! --the breaking of the hermit's door, and the death-cry of the dragon, and the clangour of the shield! --say, rather, the rending of her coffin, and the grating of the iron hinges of her prison, and her struggles within the coppered archway of the vault! Oh whither shall I fly? Will she not be here anon? Is she not hurrying to upbraid me for my haste? Have I not heard her footstep on the stair? Do Inot distinguish that heavy and horrible beating of her heart? MADMAN!3. MadelineShe was a minor role in this novel. There is no many words for her, even when she passed by from the narrator. From her appearance, the narrator had this sentence: a striking similitude between the brother and sister. Just because she was mysterious, the plot develop to the climax, especially before she came out from the coffin. Besides, at the end of the novel, she appeared with the image: There was blood upon her white robes, and the evidence of some bitter struggle upon every portion of her emaciated frame. . For a moment she remained trembling and reeling to and fro upon the threshold, then, with a low moaning cry, fell heavily inward upon the person of her brother, and in her violent and now final death-agonies...Ⅳ.ConclusionFrom above, I make my points in the gothic style, the extroadinary and horrible atmosphere, and the 3 main characters and its plot. This is a great novel that develop gothic style or horror novel. The images of decay and death rule the whole context and we can smell the scent of terror and death right from the beginning to the end. We could hardly help being carried into it, placing themselves in a dark, dull and gray ancient house, and experiencing a thrilling story with the narrator. Poe wrote it not only in the atmosphere, but also in the psychology—the father and master of this style, especially from the narrator and Usher, so that the horror can shock us from our heart, our inner world.Bibliography1. Liu Jianbo刘洊波，America literature: A Briefly History & Deleted Readings. Beijing Higher education Press, 2010.年2. Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher, Signet Classics 2006年3. [2][美]爱伦·坡著 .曹明伦译 .爱伦·坡精品集 .合肥：安徽文艺出版社，19994.[美]爱伦·坡著，陈良廷等译：《爱伦·坡短篇小说集》，人民文学出版社2006年版。
The Fall of the House of Usher
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extensive vocabulary rhythm anaphora gothic elements
Poe carefully makes every word, every phrase, every sentence in the story contribute to the overall effect and horror. Look at the following words:
One evening, Usher told him Madeline has died. They put the corpse into the coffin, which was placed in the vault.
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Roderick: 1 The house made people too gloomy to live in ,but he had to live in it as the direct line of descent to carry out his responsbility. 2 He loved his sister very much, but Madeline suffers a lot from her disease and was going to die. 3 He put his sister living in the tomb to decrease some fear, but on the country it caused greater fear and drove him to die. 4 The fear from his heart and the fear caused by the environment around him.
The Fall of the House of Usher
“The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839)A striking similitude between the brother and the sister now first arrested my attention. . . .(See Important Quotations Explained) SummaryAn unnamed narrator approaches the house of Usher on a “dull, dark, and soundless day.” This house—the estate of his boyhood friend, Roderick Usher—is gloomy and mysterious. The narrator observes that the house seems to have absorbed an evil and diseased atmosphere from the decaying trees and murky ponds around it. He notes that although the house is decaying in places—individual stones are disintegrating, for example—the structure itself is fairly solid. There is only a small crack from the roof to the ground in the front of the building. He has come to the house because his friend Roderick sent him a letter earnestly requesting his company. Roderick wrote that he was feeling physically and emotionally ill, so the narrator is rushing to his assistance. The narrator mentions that the Usher family, though an ancient clan, has never flourished. Only one member of the Usher family has survived from generation to generation, thereby forming a direct line of descent without any outside branches. The Usher family has become so identified with its estate that the peasantry confuses the inhabitants with their home.The narrator finds the inside of the house just as spooky as the outside. He makes his way through the long passages to the room where Roderick is waiting. He notes that Roderick is paler and less energetic than he once was. Roderick tells the narrator that he suffers from nerves and fear and that his senses are heightened. The narrator also notes that Roderick seems afraid of his own house. Roderic k’s sister, Madeline, has taken ill with a mysterious sickness—perhaps catalepsy, the loss of control of one’s limbs—that the doctors cannot reverse. The narrator spends several days trying to cheer up Roderick. He listens to Roderick play the guitar and make up words for his songs, and he reads him stories, but he cannot lift Roderick’s spirit. Soon, Roderick posits his theory that the house itself is unhealthy, just as the narrator supposes at the beginning of the story.Madeline soon dies, and Roderick decides to bury her temporarily in the tombs below the house. He wants to keep her in the house because he fears that the doctors might dig up her body for scientific examination, since her disease was so strange to them. The narrator helps Roderick put the body in the tomb, and he notes that Madeline has rosy cheeks, as some do after death. The narrator also realizes suddenly that Roderick and Madeline were twins. Over the next few days, Roderick becomes even more uneasy. One night, the narrator cannot sleep either. Roderick knocks on his door, apparently hysterical. He leads the narrator to the window, from which they see a bright-looking gas surrounding the house. The narrator tells Roderick that the gas is a natural phenomenon, not altogether uncommon.Th e narrator decides to read to Roderick in order to pass the night away. He reads “Mad Trist” by Sir Launcelot Canning, a medieval romance. As he reads, he hears noises that correspond to the descriptions in the story. At first, he ignores these sounds as the vagaries of his imagination. Soon, however, they become more distinct and he can no longer ignore them. He also notices thatRoderick has slumped over in his chair and is muttering to himself. The narrator approaches Roderick and listens to what he is saying. Roderick reveals that he has been hearing these sounds for days, and believes that they have buried Madeline alive and that she is trying to escape. He yells that she is standing behind the door. The wind blows open the door and confirms Roderick’s fears: Madeline stands in white robes bloodied from her struggle. She attacks Roderick as the life drains from her, and he dies of fear. The narrator flees the house. As he escapes, the entire house cracks along the break in the frame and crumbles to the ground.Analysis“The Fall of the House of Usher” possesses the quintessential -features of the Gothic tale: a haunted house, dreary landscape, mysterious sickness, and doubled personality. For all its easily identifiable Gothic elements, however, part of the terror of this story is its vagueness. We cannot say for sure where in the world or exactly when the story takes place. Instead of standard narrative markers of place and time, Poe uses traditional Gothic elements such as inclement weather and a barren landscape. We are alone with the narrator in this haunted space, and neither we nor the-narrator know why. Although he is Roderick’s most intimate boyhood friend, the narrator apparently does not know much about him—like the basic fact that Roderick has a twin sister. Poe asks us to question the reasons both for Roderick’s decision to contact the narrator in this time of need and the bizarre tenacity of narrator’s response. While Poe provides the recognizable building blocks of the Gothic tale, he contrasts this standard form with a plot that is inexplicable, sudden, and full of unexpected disruptions. The story begins without complete explanation of the narrator’s motives for arriving at the house of Usher, and this ambiguity sets the tone for a plot that continually blurs the real and the fantastic.Poe creates a sensation of claustrophobia in this story. The narrator is mysteriously trapped by the lure of Roderick’s attraction, and he cannot escape until the house of Usher collapses completely. Characters cannot move and act freely in the house because of its structure, so it assumes a monstrous character of its own—the Gothic mastermind that controls the fate of its inhabitants. Poe, creates confusion between the living things and inanimate objects by doubling the physical house of Usher with the genetic family line of the Usher family, which he refers to as the house of Usher. Poe employs the word “house” metaphorically, but he also describes a real house. Not only does the narrator get trapped inside the mansion, but we learn also that this confinement describes the biological fate of the Usher family. The family has no enduring branches, so all genetic transmission has occurred incestuously within the domain of the house. The peasantry confuses the mansion with the family because the physical structure has effectively dictated the genetic patterns of the family.The claustrophobia of the mansion affects the relations among characters. For example, the narrator realizes late in the game that Roderick and Madeline are twins, and this realization occurs as the two men prepare to entomb Madeline. The cramped and confined setting of the burial tomb metaphorically spreads to the features of the characters. Because the twins are so similar, they cannot develop as free individuals. Madeline is buried before she has actually died because her similarity to Roderick is like a coffin that holds her identity. Madeline also suffers from problems typical for women in -nineteenth--century literature. She invests all of her identity in her body, whereas Roderick possesses the powers of intellect. In spite of this disadvantage, Madeline possesses the power in the story, almost superhuman at times, as when she breaks out of her tomb. She thus counteracts Roderick’s weak, nervous, and immobile disposition. Some scholars have argued that Madeline does not even exist, reducing her to a shared figment Roderick’s and the narrator’s imaginations. But Madeline proves central to the symmetrical and cla ustrophobic logic of the tale. Madeline stifles Roderick by preventing him from seeing himself as essentially different from her. She completes this attack when she kills him at the end of the story.Doubling spreads throughout the story. The tale highlights the Gothic feature of the doppelganger, or character double, and portrays doubling in inanimate structures and literary forms. The narrator, for example, first witnesses the mansion as a reflection in the tarn, or shallow pool, that abuts the front of the house. The mirror image in the tarn doubles the house, but upside down—an inversely symmetrical relationship that also characterizes the relationship between Roderick and Madeline.The story features numerous allusions to other works of literature, in cluding the poems “The Haunted Palace” and “Mad Trist” by Sir Launcelot Canning. Poe composed them himself and then fictitiously attributed them to other sources. Both poems parallel and thus predict the plot line of “The Fall of the House of Usher.” “Mad Trist,” which is about the forceful entrance of Ethelred into the dwelling of a hermit, mirrors the simultaneous escape of Madeline from her tomb. “Mad Trist” spookily crosses literary borders, as though Roderick’s obsession with these poems ushers their narratives into his own domain and brings them to life.The crossing of borders pertains vitally to the Gothic horror of the tale. We know from Poe’s experience in the magazine industry that he was obsessed with codes and word games, and this story amplifie s his obsessive interest in naming. “Usher” refers not only to the mansion and thefamily, but also to the act of crossing a -threshold that brings the narrator into the perverse world of Roderick and Madeline. Roderick’s letter ushers the narrator into a world he does not know, and the presence of this outsider might be the factor that destroys the house. The narrator is the lone exception to the Ushers’ fear of outsiders, a fear that accentuates the claustrophobic nature of the tale. By undermining this fear of the outside, the narrator unwittingly brings down the whole structure. A similar, though strangely playful crossing of a boundary transpires both in “Mad Trist” and during the climactic burial escape, when Madeline breaks out from death to meet her mad brother in a “tryst,” or meeting, of death. Poe thus buries, in the fictitious gravity of a medieval romance, the puns that garnered him popularity in America’s magazines.The Fall of the House of Usher /The Pit andthe Pendulum(1960)The Very Afflicted Mr. Usher, October 20, 2008[This review is part of m y 31 days of Halloween series.]I am focusing on HOUSE OF USHER in this review because PIT & THEPENDULUM is not a big favorite of mine, but it's ok for kids--as is HOUSEOF USHER.THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER is one of the very best productionsof the Roger Gorman-Vincent Price horror series. It is based on EdgarAllen Poe's masterpiece, very Lovecraftian & one of m y personalfavorites.There are only 4 characters (which was certainly a plus for the budget)& the 4 actors & director Gorman are up to the challenge of m aking awell-acted & suspenseful film.The central them e of both the book & the m ovie is that of a degeneratefam ily line who physically & spiritually poisons not only their ownancestral hom e, but their very presence also pollutes the environm entaround them. The current residents are a brother and sister who,although not evil in them selves, are the end of the family line. The sisteris prone to attacks of catalepsy & the brother suffers from a really killercase of neurasthenia. Both of these m edical conditions were sort of "invogue" near the end of the 19th century.In its m ost extreme m anifestation, catalepsy can cause a victim toactually appear dead. Fear of premature burial had some people soupset that elaborate precautions were made to prevent such a horriblefate--including above ground burial & a bell alarm system above groundthat could be triggered from within the coffin, etc.Neurasthenia was m ore of a "ric h person's ailment" that could be theresult of alcoholism, stress, etc. One cure involved electro-shocktherapy. In Brother Usher's case it is obviously attributed to familyinbreeding & psychosis. He can literally hear a pin fall & it drives himabsolutely crazy--as if he wasn't already crazy enough! Vincent Price isin top form as the very afflicted Mr. Usher.The entire condition of the family has degenerated to such a degree thatthe house itself is literally falling apart & sinking at the sam e tim e. Theimage of this at the film's conclusion is convincingly portrayed in a stark,expressionist style--as is the weird painting gallery depicting the evilUsher ancestors.There is a very interesting dream sequence (as in MASQUE OF THE REDDEATH next on m y list) that is still very cool to watch.This is a m ovie kids can enjoy too.This paper explores gothic fiction and focuses on "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allen Poe.Written in 2007; 2,175 words; 7 sources; MLA; $ 67.95Paper Summary:The paper asserts that gothic refers to the encounter with the mysterious and the unknown. The paper explains that the unknown in gothic fiction refers to something that is beyond the normal and rational. The paper illustrates how "The Fall of the House of Usher" presents the conventional themes and motifs of the gothic romance genre.There is the haunted house, the depressing location, the horrors, madness and disease and developm ent of a monstrous bizarre union in destruction and decay. However, the paper concludes that at the heart of the gothic genre, lay the movement towards an expression of the unknown and the mysterious, which lies beyond our comprehension.Outline:Introduction and Thesis StatementThe House of Usher and the UnknownConclusionFrom the Paper:"The works of Edgar Allan Poe were not the first literature to be described as gothic.Poe has as his antecedents many other works that contain the gothic style and content.His work is often described as "A descent from such British milestones in literary Gothicism as Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto (1764), William Beckford's Vathek (1786), W. H. Ireland's The Abbess (1798), or Sir Walter Scott's The Bride of Lammermoor (1819) is evident in Poe's writings." (Fisher 72)""The gothic in art and literature is defined and described in numerous ways and with a great degree of controversy and disagreement. There are m any critics who suggest that there can be no one definitive view of this genre."This tale by Poe appeared first in Burton's Gentlemen's Magazine in 1839. Although much of Poe's language can be characterized as "outdated," or "archaic" today, his vision of gloom and dread still shines through in this well-known work. Through a series of descriptions of the house, the tarn (or lake), below the house, the servants, the doctor that is passed in the hallway, and the twin Usher siblings, Poe sets the stage for an exciting and worthwhile conclusion that addresses the subjects of madness and loss. The friend that is summoned to the house by Roderick Usher, the main character, has good intentions at first, but soon he realizes that he is too late to prevent whatever is going to happen. Pulled in by his misplaced trust in Roderick, he agrees to carry the body of Roderick's sister down into a vault that was once a gunpowder bolt-hole. They leave her there. Then, they pass the time painting and drawing. It is during this part that Roderick sings a most peculiar song concerning the angels and times long ago--and also the adversary of the angels--or what Poe calls the giant worm that eats at mankind, thereby making an obtuse reference to Satan. This song alone is a masterpiece of poetry that is worth as much a read as "The Raven," the more famous of Poe's work. Upon an evening sometime after they have put the sister in the tomb, Roderick begins to succumb to what Poe terms as nervous habits. But the implication is that he is slowly going insane. To sooth him, the guest reads from a romantic novel in which a hero kills a dragon (another reference to the devil). After each part, a sound resembling what happened in the novel is heard, but faintly. Soon enough, all of this comes to a crescendo, and coupled with an eerie swamp gas storm, builds suspense to unmanageable heights. Roderick, now in thedepths of illness, realizes his mistake. The Fall of the House of Usher has been made into numerous films, all of which seem to be offshoots from the original storyline and embellish the plot to some degree. While this helps fill time, it doesn't reflect the mastery of Poe's work in any significant way. Finding a truly faithful screen version of this work is tough. Then again, there are some things that can be achieved in the written word that a movie just can't touch.。
TheFalloftheHouseofUsher解读学习资料
France
father of modern short story detective story psychoanalytic（精神分析的） criticism
爱伦·坡
(1809-1849)
➢Theme & Style death disintegration (separation) of life horror negative thoughts of science traditional
爱伦·坡 (1809-1849)
➢Literary output
A: poem (The Raven)
B: literary theory
(The Poetic Principle)
C: short story
MS. Found in a Bottle 《瓶中手稿》
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
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there with blood
the House of
on her robe. She
Usher. He
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Gothic novel elements
• Two extracts p.122
1. Its principal feature seemed to be
that of an excessive antiquity. The discoloration of ages had been great. Minute fungi overspread the whole exterior, hanging in a fine tangled web-work from the eaves.
TheFalloftheHouseofUsher解读学习资料
Doppelganger motif 二重身
•Who represents what?
Roderick is all mind in a weak body
Symbols
•The house of Usher ：
1. The mansion
2. The Usher family
Symbols
•The fungus-ridden house -Decline of the Usher family
• The collapsing house: -Fall of the Usher family
- To represent the belief that humans are burdened
Doppelganger motif 二重身
•In Poe, one side of man is reason, or the mind, the other is emotion, or the body
• Emphasis on setting – Exterior: castle-like architecture surrounded by decaying landscape – Interior: house with buried family secrets
• Long history of family tied to house • Characters are brooding and secretive
gothicnovelelementsscrutinizingobservermighthavediscoveredbarelyperceptiblefissurewhichextendingfromfrontmadeitswaydownzigzagdirectionuntilbecamelostsullenwaters仔细观察也许会发现一道难以辨识的裂缝从房子正面的屋顶开始呈锯齿形沿墙而下一直通入池塘的死水之中
The Fall of the house of User.doc读后感2
The fall of the house of UserWritten by EmilyRoderick Usher who leaves in the eerie house with his sick sister Madeleine Usher who brother buries her alive and put the coffin away in one secluded. On a stormy night, sister breaks out of her coffin and show up set her brother free from emotional and physical life. Roderick dies too. Then the house of usher falls down.The whole story full of “melancholy”. Allan is invited by Roderick Usher; he comes to the house of usher. As soon as he sees the surrounding of the house, he has a feeling of sadness. Roderick Usher is a poem, who is a sensitive person. He can’t accept the fact that his sister’s death and Narrator want to help him out of sadness. But finally he failed. The description of surrounding and psychological activity is excellent, which make a horrible atmosphere for readers. The whole story is making up of black white and gray which make readers feel upset and helpless.When you read this stony, you should give the rein to your imagination so that you can walk into the world of story. Why Roderick buries his sister alive? Why Roderick so calm before Madeleine showing up? And why the usher falls down finally? Maybe Madeleine so weak that Roderick put her into the coffin .May there be enmity between brother and sister. Madeleine’s back is for revenge. The Usher falling is an old building which stands for the breakdown of narrator’s fear and the wholemelancholy.Thread of the story is depression of Roderick. His depression is strong at the point of narrator meeting him. Company of narrator lightens his pain. But in the story night, the melancholy is reaching a high point.。
house of usher读后感
house of usher读后感《乌尔希尔庄园》是美国作家爱伦·坡的一部著名恐怖小说。
故事以一座陷入衰败的庄园为背景，讲述了主人公罗德里克·乌尔希尔和他的妹妹玛德琳的悲惨命运。
小说以其恐怖的氛围、扣人心弦的情节和深刻的哲理而闻名，为读者们带来了一场心灵上的冒险。
在小说中，乌尔希尔庄园是一个充满了阴郁和神秘气息的地方。
庄园的建筑风格独特，充满了古老的气息，给人一种不祥的感觉。
这种氛围与故事中的情节相得益彰，使得读者在阅读过程中不禁产生一种压抑和恐惧的情绪。
作者通过对庄园的描写，成功地营造了一种扑朔迷离的氛围，使得读者在故事中感受到了一种无法言喻的恐惧和不安。
故事的主要情节围绕着主人公罗德里克·乌尔希尔和他的妹妹玛德琳展开。
罗德里克·乌尔希尔是一个孤僻而又神秘的人物，他对庄园的病态痴迷和对妹妹的深情厚爱成为了整个故事的核心。
而玛德琳则是一个柔弱而又美丽的女孩，她的命运被注定了与庄园一同走向衰败。
故事中充满了悲剧性的情节，使得读者在阅读过程中不禁为这对兄妹的命运感到悲哀和心痛。
在小说中，作者通过对罗德里克·乌尔希尔和玛德琳的描写，成功地展现了人性的扭曲和病态。
罗德里克·乌尔希尔对庄园的病态痴迷和对妹妹的深情厚爱使得他的人格变得扭曲而又病态，而玛德琳则是一个柔弱而又美丽的女孩，她的命运被注定了与庄园一同走向衰败。
这种对人性的揭示使得读者在阅读过程中对人性的本质有了更深刻的认识，也使得整个故事更加具有震撼力和感染力。
总的来说，《乌尔希尔庄园》是一部充满了恐怖氛围和悲剧性情节的小说。
作者通过对庄园的描写、对主人公的刻画和对人性的揭示，成功地营造了一种扣人心弦的氛围，使得整个故事更加具有震撼力和感染力。
阅读这部小说，读者不仅可以感受到一种心灵上的冒险，也可以对人性的本质有更深刻的认识。
这也是《乌尔希尔庄园》成为经典之作的原因之一。
有人自林中坠读后感
有人自林中坠读后感英文回答："Fall of the House" by Agatha Christie is a classic mystery novel that has captivated readers for decades. The story follows Superintendent Battle, a seasoned police detective, as he investigates the mysterious death of a wealthy philanthropist, Sir Charles Cartwright.The novel opens with a seemingly innocuous fall from a tree that claims the life of Sir Charles. However, asBattle delves into the investigation, he uncovers a web of secrets, lies, and hidden motives among the inhabitants of Nasse House, where Sir Charles resided.Christie's writing is masterful, creating an atmosphere of suspense and intrigue that keeps the reader guessing until the very end. The characters are complex and well-developed, each harboring their own secrets and suspicions.The investigation reveals a cast of suspects, including Sir Charles's family members, his close associates, and the servants who attended to his needs. As Battle unravels the layers of deception, he uncovers a tangled web of jealousy, greed, and long-held grudges.The novel explores the themes of family dynamics, the fragility of human relationships, and the consequences of secrets kept buried. Christie deftly weaves together red herrings, false leads, and subtle clues, leading the reader on a mesmerizing journey to uncover the truth.The ending of the novel is both satisfying and unexpected, as the murderer is revealed and their motives laid bare. Battle's keen intuition and meticulous attention to detail lead him to the truth, exposing the depths of human depravity and the devastating impact of hidden secrets.Overall, "Fall of the House" is a gripping and thought-provoking mystery that showcases Agatha Christie's exceptional storytelling skills. It is a timeless classicthat continues to entertain and intrigue readers with its intricate plot, memorable characters, and enduring themes.中文回答：《伍兹庄园》是阿加莎·克里斯蒂的经典悬疑小说，该小说已经吸引读者数十年。
糖果屋读后感英语作文
糖果屋读后感英语作文Paragraph 1:In the realm of classic fairy tales, "Hansel and Gretel" by the Brothers Grimm stands as an enduring testament to the power of wit, resilience, and familial love in the face of adversity. This timeless narrative unfolds as a captivating odyssey of two young siblings who, amidst a backdrop of poverty and abandonment, encounter a deceptive confectionary abode – the infamous Candy House – and subsequently triumph over its malevolent inhabitant. The story not only captivates with its vivid imagery and suspenseful plot but also imparts profound lessons that resonate across generations.In the realm of classic fairy tales, "Hansel and Gretel" by the Brothers Grimm stands as an enduring testament to the power of wit, resilience, and familial love in the face of adversity. This timeless narrative unfolds as a captivating odyssey of two young siblings who, amidst a backdrop of poverty and abandonment, encounter a deceptive confectionary abode – the infamous Candy House – and subsequently triumph over its malevolent inhabitant.The story not only captivates with its vivid imagery and suspenseful plot but also imparts profound lessons that resonate across generations.Paragraph 2:The tale begins with Hansel and Gretel's heart-wrenching predicament: their parents, driven by desperate hunger, abandon them deep in the forest. This poignant opening immediately elicits sympathy for the children and sets the stage for their subsequent trials and triumphs. Their initial helplessness, however, is soon supplanted by their remarkable resourcefulness and unity. They ingeniously leave a trail of breadcrumbs to guide their return, demonstrating their quick thinking and determination to overcome adversity. When the birds consume the crumbs, leaving them seemingly stranded, their unwavering commitment to each other becomes their beacon of hope. This portrayal of steadfast sibling bond serves as a poignant reminder of the strength derived from familial love and mutual support, even in the darkest of circumstances.The tale begins with Hansel and Gretel's heart-wrenching predicament: their parents, driven bydesperate hunger, abandon them deep in the forest. This poignant opening immediately elicits sympathy for the children and sets the stage for their subsequent trials and triumphs. Their initial helplessness, however, is soon supplanted by their remarkable resourcefulness and unity. They ingeniously leave a trail of breadcrumbs to guide their return, demonstrating their quick thinking and determination to overcome adversity. When the birds consume the crumbs, leaving them seemingly stranded, their unwavering commitment to each other becomes their beacon of hope. This portrayal of steadfast sibling bond serves as a poignant reminder of the strength derived from familial love and mutual support, even in the darkest of circumstances.Paragraph 3:The discovery of the Candy House marks a pivotal point in the narrative, where temptation and danger intertwine. The house, adorned with edible delights and exuding an aura of enchantment, symbolizes the allure of instant gratification and the potential pitfalls associated with it. It serves as a metaphorical caution against greed and the superficial allure of material possessions. Moreover,the witch who resides within represents the embodiment of these vices, preying on the innocence and vulnerability of unsuspecting children. Hansel and Gretel's ability to resist her temptations, outsmart her cunning schemes, and ultimately liberate themselves from her clutches highlights the importance of discernment, courage, and the triumph of good over evil.The discovery of the Candy House marks a pivotal point in the narrative, where temptation and danger intertwine. The house, adorned with edible delights and exuding an aura of enchantment, symbolizes the allure of instant gratification and the potential pitfalls associated with it. It serves as a metaphorical caution against greed and the superficial allure of material possessions. Moreover, the witch who resides within represents the embodiment of these vices, preying on the innocence and vulnerability of unsuspecting children. Hansel and Gretel's ability to resist her temptations, outsmart her cunning schemes, and ultimately liberate themselves from her clutches highlights the importance of discernment, courage, and the triumph of good over evil.Paragraph 4:Upon their triumphant return home, the siblings find their father remorseful and their stepmother deceased, signaling a resolution of their troubled past and the promise of a brighter future. This conclusion underscores the redemptive power of forgiveness and the transformative nature of adversity. It also serves as a reminder that while hardships may befall us, they can also pave the way for personal growth and reconciliation. Furthermore, the siblings' successful navigation through their ordeal instills a sense of hope and empowerment, encouraging readers, especially children, to believe in their own capacity to overcome challenges and emerge stronger.Upon their triumphant return home, the siblings find their father remorseful and their stepmother deceased, signaling a resolution of their troubled past and the promise of a brighter future. This conclusion underscores the redemptive power of forgiveness and the transformative nature of adversity. It also serves as a reminder that while hardships may befall us, they can also pave the way for personal growth and reconciliation. Furthermore, the siblings' successful navigation through their ordeal instills a sense of hope and empowerment, encouragingreaders, especially children, to believe in their own capacity to overcome challenges and emerge stronger.Conclusion:In essence, "Hansel and Gretel" is a richly layered tale that transcends its whimsical facade, offering profound insights into human nature, morality, and the indomitable spirit of childhood. Its enduring appeal lies not only in its enchanting imagery and thrilling plot but also in the universal themes it explores and the valuable life lessons it imparts. As we follow the courageous journey of Hansel and Gretel, we are reminded of the power of love, resilience, and wisdom in navigating life's unpredictable twists and turns, ultimately reinforcing the notion that even in the darkest of forests, the light of hope and goodness can always guide us home.In essence, "Hansel and Gretel" is a richly layered tale that transcends its whimsical facade, offering profound insights into human nature, morality, and the indomitable spirit of childhood. Its enduring appeal lies not only in its enchanting imagery and thrilling plot but also in the universal themes it explores and the valuable life lessons it imparts. As we follow the courageousjourney of Hansel and Gretel, we are reminded of the power of love, resilience, and wisdom in navigating life's unpredictable twists and turns, ultimately reinforcing the notion that even in the darkest of forests, the light of hope and goodness can always guide us home.。
两个人小屋读后感
两个人小屋读后感(中英文版)Title: Reflection on the Book "The Little House"Title: 对《两个人小屋》的读后感English:"The Little House" by Upton Sinclair is a novel that delves into the complexities of human relationships and the pursuit of happiness.Set in a small, picturesque town, the story follows the lives of two main characters, Tom and Ellen, as they navigate the challenges of life together.中文：《两个人小屋》是厄普顿·辛克莱尔的一部小说，它深入探讨了人类关系的复杂性以及追求幸福的主题。
故事发生在一个人迹罕至的美丽小镇，讲述了两个主要角色汤姆和艾伦一起应对生活的挑战。
English:The author"s writing style is both captivating and thought-provoking.He skillfully portrays the characters" emotions, making the reader empathize with their struggles.The narrative is filled with vivid descriptions of the surrounding environment, which adds depth to the story and helps the reader visualize the setting.中文：作者的写作风格既吸引人又发人深省。
美国文学史爱伦坡thefallofthehouseofUsher总结
美国文学史爱伦坡thefallofthehouseofUsher总结Summary of The Fall of the House of Usher1. Time: in the autumn of the year2. Place: the House of the Usher3. Person: Roderick Usher;Mr. Usher’s Sister, Madeline;Mr. Usher’s Friend, I.4. Background: A dull, dark, and soundless day;Scene: upon the mere house, the simple landscape features of the domain, upon the bleak wells, upon the vacant eye-like windows, upon a few rank sedges and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees. That is really horrible.5. The cause of the story: In a dull, dark, and soundless autumn, the author had received a letter from his friend, Roderick Usher, who wanted to invite him to the house of Usher. Mr. Usher hope the c heerfulness of his friend’s society can give alleviation to his malady. But the House of Usher gave an uncomfortable feel to his friend. When I met Mr. Usher, I found his countenance worn a mingled expression of low cunning and perplexity, his action was a lternately vivacious and sullen. Mr. Usher’s malady was really serious.6. The development of the story: Usher’s sister, the lady Madeline, has suffered from the catalepsy, which made Usher very sad. Then I spend several days with Usher, the lady Madeline’s name was never mentioned between Usher and me. During these days, Usher sang, painted and wrote poems. One evening Usher informed me that the lady Madeline passed away, Usher stated his attention of preserving her corpse for a fortnight, previously to its final interment, in one of the numerous vaultswithin the main walls of the building. At the request of Usher, I aided him in the arrangements for the temporary entombment. We deposited their mournful burden upon trestles within this region of horror, replaced and screwed down the lid, and secured the door of iron, made their way, with toil, into the scarcely less gloomy apartment of the upper portion of the house.7. The climax of the story: A few days after the funeral, Usher’s ordinary mannerhad vanished. His ordinary occupations were neglected or forgotten. He roamed from chamber to chamber with hurried, unequal, and objectless step. His countenance had assumed a more ghastly hue. And his condition terrified infected me. Especially, upon retiring to bed late in the night of the seventh or eighth day after the entombment of the lady Madeline, I experienced the full power of fantastic feeling. I heard some sounds, but I did not know where the sound came and I found it was horrible. I cannot sleep any more that night. I had taken few turns in this manner, Usher stepped on with a light. Usher became madder; Usher asked me if I had seen it. I was scared, so I took the Mad Trist of Sir Launcelot Canning, and read it to Usher. Then the sounds came, I stared convulsively to my feet. Usher told me that the lady Madeline did die, we put her into the coffin when she still alive. Then the lady Madeline stood without the door. There was blood upon her white robes, and the evidence of some bitter struggle upon every portion of her emaciated frame. She remained trembling and reeling to and fro upon the threshold, then with a low moaning cry, her brother fell and in her horrible and finally her brother died. I run out of the House of Usher.8. The end of the story: I run out the house of Usher, and house had been ruined. Everything became silent.。
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The fall of the house of User
Written by Emily
Roderick Usher who leaves in the eerie house with his sick sister Madeleine Usher who brother buries her alive and put the coffin away in one secluded. On a stormy night, sister breaks out of her coffin and show up set her brother free from emotional and physical life. Roderick dies too. Then the house of usher falls down.
The whole story full of “melancholy”. Allan is invited by Roderick Usher; he comes to the house of usher. As soon as he sees the surrounding of the house, he has a feeling of sadness. Roderick Usher is a poem, who is a sensitive person. He can’t accept the fact that his sister’s death and Narrator want to help him out of sadness. But finally he failed. The description of surrounding and psychological activity is excellent, which make a horrible atmosphere for readers. The whole story is making up of black white and gray which make readers feel upset and helpless.
When you read this stony, you should give the rein to your imagination so that you can walk into the world of story. Why Roderick buries his sister alive? Why Roderick so calm before Madeleine showing up? And why the usher falls down finally? Maybe Madeleine so weak that Roderick put her into the coffin .May there be enmity between brother and sister. Madeleine’s back is for revenge. The Usher falling is an old building which stands for the breakdown of narrator’s fear and the whole
melancholy.
Thread of the story is depression of Roderick. His depression is strong at the point of narrator meeting him. Company of narrator lightens his pain. But in the story night, the melancholy is reaching a high point.。