In this mansion of gloom I now proposed to myself a sojourn of some weeks. Its proprietor, Roderick Usher, had been one of my boon companions in boyhood; but many years had elapsed since our last meeting. A letter, however, had lately reached me in a distant part of the country-a letter from him-which, in its wildly importunate nature, had admitted of no other than a personal reply. The MS. gave evidence of nervous agitation. The writer spoke of acute bodily illness-of a mental disorder which oppressed him-and of an earnest desire to see me ... What can the reader infer to be true of Roderick Usher's character based on how his letter to the narrator is described? A) Roderick Usher is planning to die soon. B) Roderick Usher is trying to start a new life. C) Roderick Usher is struggling both mentally and physically. D) Roderick Usher is eager to show off his house to the narrator.

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Azaria

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17 January, 12:43

In this mansion of gloom I now proposed to myself a sojourn of some weeks. Its proprietor, Roderick Usher, had been one of my boon companions in boyhood; but many years had elapsed since our last meeting. A letter, however, had lately reached me in a distant part of the country-a letter from him-which, in its wildly importunate nature, had admitted of no other than a personal reply. The MS. gave evidence of nervous agitation. The writer spoke of acute bodily illness-of a mental disorder which oppressed him-and of an earnest desire to see me ... What can the reader infer to be true of Roderick Usher's character based on how his letter to the narrator is described? A) Roderick Usher is planning to die soon. B) Roderick Usher is trying to start a new life. C) Roderick Usher is struggling both mentally and physically. D) Roderick Usher is eager to show off his house to the narrator.

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Chris Haynes · Answer 1

The correct answer is C) Roderick Usher is struggling both mentally and physically.

Explanation:

The excerpt belongs to The Fall of the House of Usher, a short story written by American poet and writer Edgar Allan Poe, and it tells the story of Roderick Usher, an artist who was close to the narrator in the past.

Letter A is incorrect because it is not Roderick the one that dies at the end of the story; B is also incorrect since the character did not want to start a new life; with the information given in the excerpt, letter D cannot be deducted or inferred at all; letter C is the correct answer since the excerpt mentions bodily illness and a mental disorder which oppressed Usher.