Which is the most accurate description of the ending of “The Fall of the House of Usher”?
a. During a storm, the waters of the tarn surrounding the house rise until the house is submerged.
b. During a storm, the barely perceptible fissure in the façade of the house widens until the house collapses.
c. During a storm, Roderick Usher madly rushes about striking at the house until he causes its collapse.
d. During a storm, Roderick and Madeline Usher struggle so madly that they cause the collapse of the house.
The most accurate description of the ending of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” is:
The narrator flees the house in terror as the entire mansion collapses into the tarn, symbolically reflecting the complete destruction of the Usher family line.
This ending encapsulates the dramatic and eerie conclusion of the story, where the physical destruction of the house mirrors the psychological and familial collapse that has been building throughout the narrative.
During a storm, the barely perceptible fissure in the facade of the house widens until the house collapses.