Usher is described as having a "cadaverous complexion; an eye large, liquid, and luminous beyond comparison; lips somewhat thin and very pallid; delicate nose..finely molded chin..hair of a more than web-like softness and tenuity." Usher is also described is a hypochondriac by our narrator once he learns of Madeline's death. Roderick Usher is not just an interesting person physically but also mentally. He is disintergrating mentally and emotionally before the narrator because he is struggling with his conscious and unconscious thoughts. This is an important fact that helps readers to better understand where Poe is going with this character. To understand why Roderick was falling apart just like the house and getting sick like his sister.
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