Poe includes some interesting mirror images in "The Fall of the House of Usher" including the image of
the House of Usher mirrored in the tarn, the decay of the house mirrored in the decay of Roderick, and the
twins, Roderick and Madeline, who mirror each other. Critics have offered many interpretations of the
meaning of these double images. Roderick and Madeline, for example, are twins and share a "striking
similitude", they share a family illness, and they die together. How do these mirror images contribute to the theme and plot of the story?

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.