Mad Detective

of reflection were failing him began to be an insufferable torture” (93, Dostoevsky). Raskolnikov’s paranoid state ties back into his physical health as the paranoia inhibits him from sleeping and being able to think clearly. After meeting with a detective, Porfiry, Raskolnikov’s paranoia only worsens, and once he gets home “in senseless terror he rushed to the corner, to that hole under the paper where he had put the things” (271, Dostoevsky). He does this because he fears that there is still…

The United States is built on different cultures and it all started with the pilgrims coming over for religious freedom. The idea caught on and people from all over the world came for many reasons whether it be religious freedom, running from the law or just to start fresh everyone is from a different culture. In the movie Crash, a handful of people from Los Angeles are struggling with racism, cultural differences and power issues in a time right after 9/11. A few things to know for this…

Imagine if you or one of your siblings decided to murder your parents for financial gain and went through with it. The Menendez brothers were faced with the fact that they could be tried and convicted for exactly that. With the false evidence the brothers created to plead self defense, the conviction was going to be a lot harder than expected. It took 2 trials to finally sentence them to life in different prisons without the possibility parole. Lyle and Erik Menendez were found guilty of…

In the book “Ordinary Injustice” by Amy Bach, chapter four titled “Show Trial”, describes a number of different cases showing wrongful convictions being processed through the criminal justice system based off of false confessions. In Chicago, there was a nine-year-old girl named Lisa Cabassa was found raped and killed in the back of an alley a couple miles from her home. Two months after the rape and murder of Lisa, a witness named Judy called the police to give her testimony on the crime. Her…

there are a certain number of literary techniques that can be manipulated, for the authors benefit. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, someone who is considered to be a saint in English and Spanish writing, and Edgar Allan Poe, famous for his poetry and detective fiction, share many similarities in their writing styles. They both use tone, diction, and syntax in most, if not all of their short stories, and even though at first glance it may not seem like it, but the styles that will be compared with in “A…

it can be brutally honest at the point of death. Edgar Allan Poe’s works prove to be products of a highly creative and imaginative mind. His innovative style of writing and his tales of suspense and mystery form the backbone of modern detective stories.…

Serena just moved to New Orleans for college. It wasn't her dream school, her dream school was in California. When she got a rejection letter from her dream school, she knew she had to go to her dad’s dream school for her, which was in New Orleans. When Serena got there, she wanted to join a sorority. She joined the Kappa Kappa Tau House, and loved it there. The day Serena got there, the head of the sorority, Alison, started to make a long list of rules for every member to follow. Alison was…

Edgar Allan Poe is considered to be one of the darkest Romantic writers of his generation. He made several notable mystery tales and was the creator of the crime detective genre. He did not get his inspiration from other literature nor his surroundings. He used his own personal experiences that were known to be horrible and miserable such as the loss the loved ones. Poe expressed his personal feelings and thoughts into his own work. Some of his writings were short stories and poems such as…

House of Usher hear it? The Fall of the House of Usher Edgar Allan Poe was the American’s well-known writer. His most famous writings were the mystery and horror short stories, and the Gothic tales. The short stories of Poe’s influence the today’s detective story, movie and novel because nowadays writer, director or…

Kate Trombino ENG3U1-31 Mr. Weinbren September 17, 2014 “The Tell Tale Heart” & “The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl” When committing wrongful actions, one may not always be able to keep calm. Further, this statement is proven true in Edgar Allan Poe’s, “The Tell Tale Heart”, as well as Ray Bradbury’s, “The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl”. To expand, in Poe’s story, the protagonist observes his sleeping victim every night before killing him. On the eighth night of this, he goes forth and…