Read the excerpt from "The Fall of the House of Usher."And thus, as a closer and still closer intimacy admitted me more unreservedly into the recesses of his spirit, the more bitterly did I perceive the futility of all attempt at cheering a mind from which darkness, as if an inherent positive quality, poured forth upon all objects of the moral and physical universe, in one unceasing radiation of gloom.How does Poe develop a short story element in the excerpt?
Answer
A
by characterizing Usher as an individual experiencing depression
B
by revealing the setting as a dark universe
C
by unfolding the events of the plot as the men interact
D
by suggesting a closeness that supports the theme of friendship
Explanation
The narrator describes Usher’s mind as filled with darkness and gloom, and says that attempts to cheer him are futile. This characterizes Usher as an individual experiencing depression. The passage refers to darkness spreading over how Usher sees the world, not to the setting itself being a dark universe.
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