Question

Select the correct answer.

What does this excerpt convey about Roderick Usher’s character?

The Fall of the House of Usher
by Edgar Allan Poe (excerpt)

He was enchained by certain superstitious impressions in regard to the dwelling which he tenanted, and whence, for many years, he had never ventured forth—in regard to an influence whose supposititious force was conveyed in terms too shadowy here to be re-stated—an influence which some peculiarities in the mere form and substance of his family mansion, had, by dint of long sufferance, he said, obtained over his spirit—an effect which the physique of the grey walls and turrets, and of the dim tarn into which they all looked down, had, at length, brought about upon the morale of his existence.

A.
He derived his sense of well-being from his house.
B.
He was fiercely possessive of his house and his twin sister.
C.
He thought of his house as a cherished family heirloom.
D.
He felt a deep, inexplicable connection to his house.

Answer 1

D

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Answer 2

This excerpt conveys about Roderick Usher’s character that he felt a deep, inexplicable connection to his house.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The idea of superstition is strong within him about the house, thus allowing him to develop a strong an inseparable connection with his house such that he doesn’t want to leave the house.

This shows that he is superstitious in nature, which defines the very reason of his existence in that house. Maybe some features of the house he is staying in carry some similar traits of a house which he had stayed in the past.