Essay on Mystery

passion of writing, which led him to future success. In the Windy City, Chicago, Illinois, on July 23, 1888, Raymond Chandler was born into the Thornton-Chandler family. Subsequently, Raymond Chandler followed a path and became the first hard -boiled mystery writer, a quite popular style of the modern day suspenseful stories genre. Unfortunately, when he was young, Raymond Chandler’s parents separated. Thus, an adverse atmosphere surrounded Raymond Chandler as a child. After the divorce, Raymond…

Have you ever wondered about the Zodiac Killer or the Vanishing Amber Room? Among these , Stonehenge is no less cloaked in mystery than the rest. Everything about it is remarkable, even though it was created in ancient times. Many theories have emerged, using all the known facts to explain the mysteries unsolved, such as, who? Why? And how? Although these theories use the facts in a reasonable fashion (most of the time), they are still theories, and further research should commence to completely…

The setting of a story is especially important when concocting a tale of mystery and intrigue. In “The Fall of the House of Usher” Edgar Allan Poe captures a dark and mysterious mood in order to introduce the plot. Poe uses graphic language and dramatic imagery to create a mysterious and foreboding atmosphere throughout his short story. Poe begins his tale with a long drawn out sentence that packs in every possible detail of the narrator’s current setting. By doing this Poe creates a picture of…

are five that are considered to be the ‘world religions’; they are, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. Each religion allows its followers to explore a world beyond their day-to-day experiences and to gain an understanding into the mystery of God or the ‘other’. The core beliefs practised by Buddhists are derived from the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, and they pave the path to enlightenment. Although the teachings of…

a crime fiction writer known for her ability to incorporate medieval history and archaeology in her crime and mystery novels. The historical facts used to illustrate Kate’s novels enrich its plots providing readers not only with the excitement of solving mysteries but also with interesting facts about history of the medieval times. The Wesley Peterson series is an example of her mystery and history blend, it is an exciting series of eighteen crime novels in which she follows the path of police…

royal from England. Lord Lane gives him jars of honey to make his meal from. Neil finds a note in the jar of honey. Desperate to get away from crime solving, Neil is reluctant to solve another mystery. The Queen of England thinks otherwise and gives him a royal warrant to go to England and solve this mystery. Upon arriving in England, Larry (Neil’s cousin) and Neil approach a woman named “Rose”, Neil’s friend’s friend. Rose is in the perfume industry but also studies Shakespeare. The paper in…

The motif of the sled is quite significant, not only in this sequence but throughout the course of the film. ‘Rosebud’ is Mr. Kane’s last word on his deathbed and the film’s plot is based around uncovering the meaning of this peculiar word. The mystery is finally put to rest at the end of the film when Kane’s childhood sled inscribed with the word ‘Rosebud’ is thrown into a furnace. In the ‘Thatcher taking young Charles’ scene, the sled acts as a visual metaphor of Kane’s childhood. He is seen…

“Street of the Cañon” gives a complete picture of both characters, leaving the mystery of what happens after the story is over, while “Highwayman” gives Bess a full picture but leaves you guessing on what the highwayman looks like or who he is. Both stories reflect their author's hometown, but both could not be any more different. There…

‘The Bermuda Triangle Mystery: Solved’. He argued that the claims of other writers are unnecessarily exaggerated, and cannot be verified.” Larry Kusche argues that none of the events can be proven and most of the things that happen were greatly exaggerated. Also the number of planes that have sunk there have sunk from natural causes. They were not from the Bermuda triangle. “The Bermuda Triangle mystery has a much simpler explanation: sloppy research and sensational, mystery-mongering books.”…

Toni Cade Bambara’s short story, “The Lesson,” portrays an afternoon where a mystery woman takes a group of inner city children on an adventure to Manhattan, New York. The mystery lady directs the group of children to refer to her as Miss Moore. Although Miss Moore plays a significant role throughout the story, she does not appear to be the main character. Bambara’s writes “The Lesson” in first person; thus, leaving Sylvia, the foul-mouthed preteen narrator, to be the main character. Throughout…