Suspense, Science and Superstition in Poes The Fall of the House of Usher
This paper briefly examines the role that narrative point of view plays in Edgar Allen Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher. The paper considers several passages in which the choice of point of view creates a conflict between the rational and the irrational. In addition, the paper discusses a few instances in which Poe uses point of view to heighten feelings of suspense and foreboding.