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what is the narrator’s primary reason for coming to the house of usher?

to meet madeline and determine the state of her health
to visit and comfort an old friend from his childhood
to ask the doctor how to medically treat usher’s condition
to confess his financial problems and request a loan from usher

In at least 150 words, discuss the comparison described in the figurative language and how the connotative language reinforces the symbol. certainly the utmost rim of my first dome was filled with the tumultuous impression of soldiers marching to death for freedom's sake, of pioneers streaming westward to establish self-government in yet another sovereign state. only the great dome of st. peter's itself has ever clutched my heart as did that modest curve which had sequestered from infinitude in a place small enough for my child's mind, the courage and endurance which i could not comprehend so long as it was lost in "the void of unresponsible space" under the vaulting sky itself.