Question

What is the best description of Roderick Usher’s character based on the following passage: “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 odors 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.”
A. Usher is very friendly and fun to be around.
B. He is shy, and afraid of people.
C. He is a tortured man, plagued by man peculiar habits.
D. Usher is a joker, and playing tricks on the narrator.

Answer 1

C. He is a tortured man, plagued by man peculiar habits.

AKA: It sucks to be in there.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. He is a tortured man, plagued by man peculiar habits.

Explanation:

The passage presented in the question describes some of the personality traits of Roderick Usher, for doing this the narrator states Usher  had a "morbid acuteness of the senses" and this situation made Usher quite particular this is explained by the narrator because he describes Usher could only bear certain food, garment of certain texture and just certain sounds did not cause him horror; also Usher cannot stand any flowers and even a faint light cause him a negative reaction. This show that Usher is particular and has particular habits such as wearing certain clothes or eating certain food and also seems to be a tortured man as he is horrified by many common elements and situations such as flowers or music and seems to be becoming insane. Therefore, the best description of this character based on the passage is "He is a tortured man, plagued by man peculiar habits".