مجلة الواحات للبحوث و الدراسات
Volume 19, Numéro 1, Pages 140-157
2026-06-01
A Modern Reading Of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall Of The House Of Usher: From Madness In Gothic Fiction To Psychological Decline In The Digital Age.
Authors : Belounis Rachida .
Abstract
The present article proposes to study Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher in a modern context, highlighting the interplay between setting and mental condition. More accurately, it attempts to draw connections between madness in nineteenth century gothic fiction and psychological deterioration in the age of social media. It essentially aims to explore the effects of loneliness in the decayed house of Usher on Roderick’s and Madeline’s mental health and seeks to show how social media platforms contribute to a comparable sense of solitude. Moreover, it attempts to examine the drawbacks of loneliness on both Poe’s fictional characters and social media users.
Keywords
Edgar Allan Poe ; Identity Loss ; Loneliness ; Psychological Decline ; Social Media
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