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Exploring Freewriting vs. Rehashing: Insights from "The Fall of the House of Usher"

Freewriting allows authors to delve into their thoughts, creating a flow that doesn't adhere to the story's plot. This exploration of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" reveals connections between the eerie atmosphere and the characters' internal states. The reflections in the tarn symbolize Roderick's disturbed mind, and Madeline's shadowy presence echoes the house's distortion. In contrast, rehashing retells the plot, following the author's narrative instead of uncovering deeper insights. Understanding these differences enhances literary analysis and creative expression.

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Exploring Freewriting vs. Rehashing: Insights from "The Fall of the House of Usher"

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  1. Freewriting or Rehashing the Plot?

  2. Freewriting Freewriting offers insight into the text. It flows from the author’s thoughts and does not follow the plot line of the story.

  3. Freewriting Example 1: The atmosphere of the story seems to foreshadow the internal world of Roderick—bleak and desolate. Roderick summons his friend to dispel these clouds (the internal ones). The tarn is interesting because the narrator looks at reflection/ illusion) as relief before facing the reality of the house itself, before entering the house and seeing Roderick. The physical structure of the house is distorted in the tarn—later we find out Roderick’s mind is disturbed. This is an interesting connection.

  4. Freewriting Example 2: The shadowy form of Madeline is like the distorted view of the house in the tarn—not real, more dream-like. Poe speaks of the narrator wondering if he is dreaming. These images seem connected to each other. The next time we see Madeline she is apparently dead—all is not as it seems, again, as we see when she emerges from the tomb. Are the double images (we see her twice in the story, plus she and Roderick are twins, plus the reflection of the house and the real structure of the house) like mirrors—another reality maybe?

  5. Rehashing the Plot Retelling the story or reviewing the plot is NOT freewriting because it follows the thought process of the author of the story—not of the free writer.

  6. Rehashing Example 1: The narrator looks into a pool of water before entering the house of Usher. He sees the reflection of the house. He goes through corridors and finally meets with Roderick who seems to have changed. For example, Roderick is very pale.

  7. Rehashing Example 2: Madeline passes through a hallway and Roderick cries because, as he informs the narrator, she is ill. Roderick becomes more depressed after seeing her. Madeline is his beloved sister. He will be the only Usher left when she dies. When we see her in the coffin, her coloring is life-like. Later, she does indeed emerge from the tomb seeking revenge upon her brother for premature entombment.

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