<P> The House of Usher , itself doubly referring both to the actual structure and the family , plays a significant role in the story . It is the first `` character '' that the narrator introduces to the reader , presented with a humanized description : its windows are described as `` eye - like '' twice in the first paragraph . The fissure that develops in its side is symbolic of the decay of the Usher family and the house `` dies '' along with the two Usher siblings . This connection was emphasized in Roderick 's poem `` The Haunted Palace '' which seems to be a direct reference to the house that foreshadows doom . </P>
<P> The House of Usher , itself doubly referring both to the actual structure and the family , plays a significant role in the story . It is the first `` character '' that the narrator introduces to the reader , presented with a humanized description : its windows are described as `` eye - like '' twice in the first paragraph . The fissure that develops in its side is symbolic of the decay of the Usher family and the house `` dies '' along with the two Usher siblings . This connection was emphasized in Roderick 's poem `` The Haunted Palace '' which seems to be a direct reference to the house that foreshadows doom . </P>
when is the first time that eye in the singular is mentioned in the story
when is the first time that eye in the singular is mentioned in the story
first paragraph
first paragraph