ot; (946). One way the madness manifests is through sounds from the tomb. It is significant to not that the house is the cause of these sounds because the house and Roderick work together to achieve one end. Ronald Bieganowski claims "The Fall of the House of Usher" contains a spirit of perverseness in at least the burial of Madeline) (Bieganowski) – the act that pushed the narrator over the edge. He also observes, "the story ends in silent waters, an archetypal source for the story itself" (Bieganowski). Here we see how Poe utilizes physical forces to symbolize the falling down of Roderick's mental s
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