Read the excerpt from "The Fall of the House of Usher."I had learned, too, the very remarkable fact, that the stem of the Usher race, all time-honoured as it was, had put forth, at no period, any enduring branch; in other words, that the entire family lay in the direct line of descent, and had always, with very trifling and very temporary variation, so lain.How does Poe develop a short story element in the paragraph?
Answer
A
by characterizing Usher’s family as close-knit
B
by revealing a conflict between Usher family members
C
by unfolding the plot as the narrator meets his friend’s family
D
by introducing family and heredity as underlying themes
Explanation
The narrator explains that the Usher family has continued through a single direct line of descent, with no enduring branches. This detail highlights heredity and the family’s history, introducing family and heredity as underlying themes. It does not describe a conflict or a new event in the plot.
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