During the prime of his writing career, Edgar Allan Poe was a rarity. Many other writers composed stories containing romance, adventure, and what we all love the most, happy endings. Not only did almost all of Poe's stories have underlying principles of extreme negativity, but also had very little to do with any amount of happiness, adventure, and romance. In one of his greatest literary works, "The Fall of the House of Usher," Poe uses reverse transcendence to portray his points of dilapidation and weariness. On the surface, one would assume that these frailties are merely physical, but as we look deeper, it is seen that it describes the character's mental state as well.
             At first glance, the "House of Usher" looks to be a little fixer-upper, but there is a lot more to it than just a few minor details. This is no ordinary house, for it has been given a number depressing human-like characteristics and qualities. Even as the narrator of the tale approaches, he is overcome with a "sense of insufferable gloom," at first I'd say it's the poor landscaping, but there is definitely something about the sensation of "insufferable gloom" that really takes hold and wrenches my insides like a cheap dishtowel. This aura is not only apparent on the outside, but also when we meet the owner; now it is clear where the atmosphere about the house originates. The sheer dilapidation of Usher is so very apparent on the outside of both the house and Usher; it's as if the house is spiraling down in health with him. The feeble and futile composition of Usher represents itself in the physical state house and Usher's figure seems to be crumbling, much like that of the stones of the exterior of the dwelling. They both seem to have been through an extended period of affliction. As the story goes ahead it is very evident that the house and its inhabitants were "approaching di...