The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Justin Anthony Straggi Mr. Matthew Kaplan English IV 17 November 2014 Edgar Allan Poe’s Themes, Techniques, and Styles Typical, Hackneyed Introduction that will put MK to sleep. Introduces something involving Poe’s eclectic amalgamation of detective novels, dark poetry, satires, comedy, and reviews. Justin Anthony is too lazy to do this right now so he will refrain, thus potentially annoying MK. Yawn. A recurring technique in Poe’s stories is enclosed environments. He tends to confine his…

Poe’s short stories, such as “The Gold Bug” and “The Murder in the Rue Morgue,” were the basis for Conan Doyle’s detective fiction. Conan Doyle considered Poe to be the “Master of Detectives” (Booth 104). In 1886, Conan Doyle finished the first Sherlock Holmes novella, “A Study in Scarlet” (“Arthur Conan Doyle”). The…

He only had classes for a few hours of the day. He spent most of his time reading in various placed around the campus. It was also during this time that Poe's relationship with John Allan turned quite bitter. Edgar started to display his habit of drinking and his love of gambling. Assuming that his expenses would be paid, Poe continued to loan and gamble himself into over two thousand dollars of debt. When John Allan heard of this, he traveled to Poe's college to see for himself. He was…