Read the excerpt from poe’s "the fall of the house of usher." for several days ensuing, her name was unmentioned by either usher or myself: and during this period i was busied in earnest endeavours to alleviate the melancholy of my friend. what does this excerpt reveal about the narrator of the story?

Despite what else may have occurred within the story up to that point, this excerpt provides insight into the characteristics of the narrator.  With the terms “earnest endeavors,” it is revealed that the narrator is making sincere efforts to alleviate the friend’s sadness.  What this means, thus, is that the narrator can be seen in this light as a true, caring friend whose actions are without ulterior motives. 

B.It describes what the narrator experiences in the story.

Explanation:

i would lay on the ground, and wait for the earth to simply take me back!

- sincerely, ouma

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.