Read the excerpt from Poe’s "The Fall of the House of Usher." For several days ensuing, her name was unmentioned by either Usher
or myself: and during this period I was busied in earnest endeavours to alleviate the melancholy of my friend. What does this excerpt reveal about the narrator of the story?
Despite what else may have occurred within the story up to
that point, this excerpt provides insight into the characteristics of the
narrator. With the terms “earnest
endeavors,” it is revealed that the narrator is making sincere efforts to
alleviate the friend’s sadness. What
this means, thus, is that the narrator can be seen in this light as a true,
caring friend whose actions are without ulterior motives.
