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A 3 page discussion of Poe’s characteristic use of setting to accentuate his tales of horror. In “The Oval Portrait”, “The Raven”, and “The Fall of the House of Usher”, however, we find considerable differences in Poe’s use of setting. Although his approach in each of these stories is distinct, however, they are simply one more chapter in Poe’s tendency to rely heavily on setting to provide the atmosphere for his tales of horror. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Edgar Allan Poe is renown for his use of setting to
accentuate his tales of horror. Poes work is characterized by a preoccupation with death, disfigurement, and the darker aspects of the universe (Readers Companion to American History, 1991).
His settings typically recapitulate that preoccupation. In "The Oval Portrait", "The Raven", and "The Fall of the House of Usher", however, we find considerable differences in Poes use of
setting. Although his approach in each of these stories is distinct, however, they are simply one more chapter in Poes tendency to rely heavily on setting to provide the
atmosphere for his tales of horror. In "The Oval Portrait", "The Raven", and "The Fall of the House of Usher" alike we find
that Poe was indeed an expert at blending together characters, plot and setting in such a way that his reader was captivated. Each has aspects in common with the
other, particularly with Poes ability to work the furnishings of a room, its architecture, and even its textiles into his spine jarring tales.
While "The Oval Portrait" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" are distinctive in setting they share certain similarities in plot. In "The Oval Portrait" the
protagonist finds an old painting in a tattered and worn out room in which he plans to spend the night. Poe provides great detail about the room in which
the painting is hung noting: "Its decorations were rich, yet tattered and antique. Its walls
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