Personally I find that Garmon’s idea of Roderick was much more logical to me. I could understand why state the House was in as a result of the years upon years the House has become seeped in the taboo violations of the Usher Family. So much so that the house has taken it upon itself to end the lineage. I also found it interesting the understanding that Roderick Usher was actually striving for his individuality, and as his last ditch effort, reached out to the narrator for help. When I first read the story, I did not read it with that understand, but after reviewing Garmon analysis, I now could see how his madness was attributed to his longing for artistic