Poe's Short Stories are a collection of the American Gothic author's short-form work. The stories dwell, as a body, on the macabre, handling themes of death, disease, despair, depression, and insanity. Classics like Ligeia and The Fall of the House of Usher reveal Poe's preoccupation with the decay of grandeur and the departure of beauty from the world, themes that reflect the hardships and loss he faced in his own life.
Comparison of Death by Insanity within Edgar Allen Poes Short Stories Insanity is able to create horror and decay in ones life In Edgar Allen Poes short stories The Black Cat and The Fall of The House of Usher the idea of insanity is accompanied by death or decay in some way The decay of the unnamed narrator in the Black Cat into insanity allows the reader to understand his murderous actions Similarly in The Fall of The House of Usher the use of words such as melancholy and decay establish the