Question

In “The Fall of the House of Usher,” Edgar Allan Poe effectively uses symbols to create meaning. The decay and potential collapse of the house in Poe’s story is meant to represent what other person or thing?
Usher’s fragile sanity
the narrator’s fear
Usher’s sensory problems
Madeline’s death

Answer 1

The narrator's fear is the answer. The narrator is strangely caught by the bait of Roderick's fascination, and he can't escape until the place of Usher falls totally. Characters can't move and act unreservedly in the house due to its structure, so it accept its very own tremendous character—the Gothic brains that controls the destiny of its occupants.

Answer 2

The narrator's fear