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The Fall of the House of Usher: How Roderick Truly Feels In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher", it may seem as though Roderick Usher laments over the loss of his dear sister. However, he truly wants her to die because she represents the immoral tradition of incest among the Usher family lineage, which Roderick wants to end. However, when Madeline awakes from her apparent death, Roderick realizes that he must continue his relationship with her. This becomes too much for him, and causes not only him to break down, but also the house, which is a metaphor for him. Poe uses Roderick's actions toward his sister, as well as, the metaphor of the house to show that in reality, Roderick wishes the death of Madeline. Although Roderick shows remorse for his dying sister, he hides how he truly feels about the situation. He spites his sister because to him she represents the incest in which they had taken part in and which he wanted to stop. The narrator claimed that Roderick had "a bitterness"(542) about him when talking about the death of his sister. This is not necessarily the feeling of sorrow and regret, but more likely one of anger towards his sister. He shows that anger after her death by burying her in a do
yet [he] dared not--- [he] dared not speak!"(549). This metaphor is effective in showing the emotions Roderick has toward Madeline and what she represents. Instead, he stands back, as if hoping she will not be able to get out. He does not give her any respect in her death. Again, he does not show affection toward his newly rivived sister, but anger, making it clear that he does not want Madelin alive. In burying Madelin in this tomb, he is trying to bury the incestuous tradition of his family, for which he feels guilty. With all these similarities, it would be no suprise for the house to show the emotional state of Roderick. This results from his belief that Madeline will soon die and that he will be freed from the sin he was committing. When he suspects she is still alive, he keeps it to himself because he hopes that she really is not. He even admits, himself, that he "heard her feeble first movements in the hollow coffin. The vault in which he places her also shows how he feels. and entirely without means of admission of light"(546), representing the nature of the dark sin in which he and Madeline, as well as their ancestors, had taken a part in.
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