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A 5 page essay that offers a synopsis of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Purloined Letter." The writer discusses how Poe invented the modern day detective story and how this narrative is exemplary of that genre. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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his death, Poes horror stories still raise goosebumps on the arms of readers and his mystery stories are still intriguing. In fact, Poe is credit with originating the modern
day detective story with his protagonist C. Auguste Dupin. As the following synopsis of Poes "The Purloined Letter" will demonstrate, all of the major components of the standard detective
story are present in this narrative, which predates any similar-type story. "The Purloined Letter" centers on the intellectual abilities of Dupin, an intellectual who is independent of the Paris
police, but is, nevertheless, consulted by the police on frequent occasions. The police seek out Dupin because of his sharp powers of observation and his brilliant mind. These faculties
allow Dupin to unravel mysteries surrounding crimes that confound the police. The story is told by an unnamed narrator, who is a friend to Dupin. This formula undoubtedly sounds
very familiar, as it mirrors the narrative formula for the highly popular "Sherlock Holmes" short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Accordingly, Doyle readily acknowledged his dept to Poe in
this regard. The mystery in "The Purloined Letter" concerns an incriminating letter that indicates an illicit love affair between a woman of high social standing and a government
official. The letter has been stolen, and the police feel that they know who stole it -- a man who is referred to as "Minister D" (Poes The Purloined Letter).
The police, furthermore, reason that the letter has to be somewhere in his home; but, despite an extensive search, they failed to locate the letter. The police searched "every
package and parcel...(they) opened every book, ...turned every leaf in each volume...removed every carpet, and examined the boards with a microscope" (Poes The Purloined Letter). After the police are satisfied
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