We studied the short story"The Fall of the House of Usher." Joshua first noted details of setting from the story that characterize the Gothic genre. I then pointed out the symbols and imagery of duality, and we explored the significance of duality as a representation of the rational vs the irrational mind. As we identified elements of duality from the text , we discussed how Roderick Usher's terrors are a fear of his losing his rationality to irrational forces represented by ,among other things, his lurking twin sister. Last, we studied Roderick Usher's macabre art as an allegory of the plot and of the mind. We will continue this discussion tomorrow which is the subject of tonight's homework.