Edgar Allen Poe and Edith Warton both use nature in their stories, Ethan Frome and The Fall of the House of Usher, so that the reader can get a better idea of what is going on in the story. The use of nature allows the picture to become more apparent and detailed. It also helps express the feelings of the characters in the story. Nature makes the scene in the story seem so much more believable and real. Both of these stories are filled with quotes involving nature that make the reader more interested in what is happening to the characters.

In Ethan Frome, Warton uses nature mostly to symbolize love between Ethan and Mattie. The hill that they slide down at the end of the story symbolizes love because Ruth and Ned, the couple that is known throughout the town to be in love, slide down that...