Rip Van Winkle and Other Stories

double function

in the short story the fall of the house of usherthe writer gives double function for the narrator .the narrator was one of the character and it was a friend of rodrick .so how it had double function and what was its role

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The narrator in poes stories is always unnamed he does this to keep a sense of mystery and suspense to his stories. The narrator is a friend of roderrick but also a voice of poe to give the reader the feel of what is going on in the story first hand.

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The fall of the house of usher

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