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hers" (545). Because he is unable to cope with his guilt, Usher blames the house for being the source of his downfall. In this way, he becomes trapped in a world of dreadful insanity. As the narrator notes, "to an anomolous species of terror I found him a bounden slave" (544).

Typical of the horror genre, the narrator attempts to rationalize the eerie events that he encounters within the House of Usher. He obviously believes that Usher is suffering from madness, but he uses euphemisms in order to refer to this idea. For example, Usher is described in one passage as being a "hypochondriac" (552). Elsewhere, the narrator expresses concern over Usher experiencing "certain superstitious impressions in regard to the dwelling he tenanted" (

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