The Fall of the House of Usher
How does the setting create the mood?
How does the setting create the mood?
How does the setting create the mood?
The story begins at dusk on a crisp fall day in the 19th Century. The narrator arrives at what he sees as a forbidding mansion in a forlorn countryside. The mansion is covered by a fungus and encircled by a small lake (something like a moat). It is necessary to cross a bridge in order to gain access to the manor. This setting..... dark, forlorn, and broken sets the story's mood.
Fall of the House of Usher