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Detective and mystery fiction has been successfully adapted to the big screen. Detective fiction in print allows you to be the one that creates the characters and settings while detection on film allows you to see someone else’s interpretation of the story. Although detective fiction in print has been around since the 1800s, film has offered a new outlook on detection, drawing a new generation of fans that appreciate it. The preferred choice of which is better all depends on the person since each type has its strengths and weaknesses such as a film may have imagery and sound affects but a novel has detailed scenes and no time setting. In a fiction, the writer uses narration, description, dialogue, and figurative language. Moreover, in print, the writer uses words and creates many scenes that are detailed so that the audience can picture the action while reading as well as determining how each character looks, acts, and sounds. In addition, another thing that print can do better than film is the allotment of time. By not having a time amount required, print can use more descriptive language and include more scenes to provide a better understanding of the characters. Print not only uses better descriptions and dialogue, but the use of imagery and metaphors create an extension to the print while the reader is reading. Although a film may adapt novels instead of creating their own stories, the film producers tend to pick best selling novels and in that way, the film producer makes money. A film is not just an illustrated version of the book; it is a totally different work of art. When adapting a work of fiction, the filmmaker may leave out a number of things because of time restraints and because the medium is different. On the other hand, things can be added to the film because the medium requires it, or because these accessories will be more effective on the screen which will draw a bigger audience. In addition, in a film the director uses camera angles and movement, props, costumes, make-up, and actors to connect the story. With all this included in a film, the audience needs only to sit back and let the film take over their mind. . To conclude, if I had to choose between film and print, I would choose print. This is because not only are the novels more descriptive, but I am able to interpret the novel in my own way and take as much time as I’d like to read it. For example, although “The Maltese Falcon” was a great film, the novel produced much more details which were very graphic and each scene was descriptive. Although, I must say some of the films gave me a better interpretation of what the novel meant, the print never changes and is not shortened, changed around, or censored unlike the films.
 * Week 5 Essay Revised (Professor the "Week 4 Essay Revised Again" is a new version, it is underneath Week 5 Essay)

Week 5 Essay >>>Week 4 essay revised again underneath Detective and mystery fiction have been successful in both adapting to the big screen and print. Detective fiction in print allows you to be the one that creates the characters and settings while detective fiction in film allows you to see someone else’s interpretation of the story. Although, detective fiction in print has been around since the 1800s, film has captured a new outlook on detective fiction drawing a new generation of fans that appreciate it. The preferred choice of which is better all depends on the person since each type has its strengths and weaknesses.

In a novel, the writer uses narrative, description, dialogue, interior and figurative language such as images and metaphors. Moreover in print, the writer uses words and creates many scenes that are detailed in which the audience can picture while reading as well as determining how each character looks, acts, and sounds. In addition, another thing that print can do better than film is the allotment of time. By not having a time permitted, print can use more descriptive language and include more scenes to get a better understanding of the characters. Print not only uses better descriptions and dialogue, the use of imagery and metaphors create an expansion to the print while the reader is reading.

Although a film may adapt novels instead of creating their own stories, the film producers tend to pick best selling novels and in that way, the film producer makes money. A film is not just an illustrated version of the book, it is a totally different medium. When adapting the novel, the filmmaker may leave out a number of things for the very simple reason of time difference and because the medium is different. On the other hand, things can be added to the film because the medium requires it, or because they will be more effective on the screen which will draw a bigger audience. In addition, in a film the director uses pictures, shooting angles and camera movement, props, costumes, make-up, and actors that demonstrate looks, expressions, gestures, etc. With all this included in a film, all the audience needs to do is sit back and let the film take over their mind. .

To conclude, if I had to choose between film and print I would choose print. This is because not only are the novels more descriptive, I am able to interpret the novel in my own way and take as much time as I’d like to read it. Although, I must say some of the films gave me a better interpretation of what the novel meant, the print never changes and is not shortened, changed around, or censored unlike the films.

Week 4 Essay Revised Again Hard-boiled detective fiction started in America in the 1920s as a new outlook. The ordinary people that are characters in hard-boiled fiction take astonishing risks for what they see as right and wrong. The hard-boiled detectives show how risky their lives may be, and how dangerous the world seems, yet they have what it takes to be heroic. Hard-boiled detective fiction can be recognized by the language, the detective, and the setting. Hard-boiled language describes things rather than ideas such as reporting what happened and what was said, as well as how it felt. Also, the hero of hard-boiled detective stories is most often, although not always, known to be a private detective such as Sam Spades in “The Maltese Falcon.”

Classic detective fiction is the type of fiction that really makes a reader focus on the story-line. These stories are not usually bloody or gruesome as hard-boiled stories can be today, but they do hold some blood and gore inside the pages. Furthermore, the language in classic detection is very descriptive and this may be very beneficial to the reader because it allows the reader to get a better picture of what is going on. Classic detective fiction started around 1841 when the famous Edgar Allan Poe wrote the story of “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.”

One difference between hard-boiled and classic detection is the private detective, in the former is less analytical than in the classic latter. Also, because the hard-boiled story is often told in the first person view, the reader is inside the problem, experiencing it rather than viewing it objectively. Moreover, secrecy is the dynamic in classic detection where the reader is excluded from the events of great minds such as Sherlock Homes. In addition, in a hard-boiled story, the private eye has an unsure attitude towards the police. This is because the private detective either works with the cops on the same side or if there is police corruption and foul play involved, it is his goal to take on the case by him/herself. Lastly, hard-boiled detection uses different stereotypes and actions whereas classic detection uses simple language and broad plotlines.

To conclude, both hard-boiled and classic detective fiction have their strengths and weaknesses. Although the dialogue in hard-boiled fiction can be hard to understand, it makes the story more interesting. Moreover in classic detective fiction, since the detective is not as involved, the reader is given more clues and feels like they have a chance of solving the crime. Overall, both types of detective fiction leave the reader committed to the story and wanting to read more.

Week 4 essay Revised Detective fiction has many qualities that are alike. However, hard-boiled and classic detective fiction is significantly similar and different in many ways. Some major differences include the setting, the plotline, the involvement of the detective in the story, and the use of language.

Hard-boiled detective fiction started in America in the 1920s as a new outlook. These ordinary people that are characters in hard-boiled fiction take astonishing risks for what they see as right and wrong. The hard-boiled detectives show how risky their lives may be, and how dangerous the world seems, yet they have what it takes to be heroic. Hard-boiled detective fiction can be recognized by the language, the detective, the setting, and the discovery of the case. Hard-boiled language describes things rather than ideas such as reporting what happened and what was said, as well as how it felt. Also, the hero of Hard-boiled detective stories is most often, although not always, known to be a private detective such as Sam Spades in “The Maltese Falcon.”

Classic detective fiction is the type of fiction that really makes a reader focus on the pages. These types of stories are not usually very bloody or gruesome as hard-boiled stories can be today, but they do hold some blood and gore inside the pages because the action engaged is released at proper times. Classic detective fiction started around 1841 when the famous Edgar Allen Poe wrote the story of “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.”

One difference between hard-boiled and classic detection is the private detective approach is less analytical than the classic. Also, being that the hard-boiled story is often told in the first person view, the reader is inside the problem, experiencing it rather than viewing it objectively. Moreover, secrecy is the dynamic in classic detection where the reader is excluded from the events of great minds such as Sherlock Homes. In addition, in a hard-boiled story the private eye has an unsure attitude towards the police. This is because the private detective realizes that both the "cops" and he himself are fighting on the same side whereas, on the other hand, especially where police corruption and foul play are involved, it is his goal to save America and get rid of its harsh elements all by himself. Lastly, hard-boiled detection uses different stereotypes and actions whereas classic detection uses simple language and broad plotlines.

To conclude, both hard-boiled and classic detective fiction have their strengths and weaknesses. Whereas the usage of dialogue in hard-boiled fiction can be hard to understand, this makes the story more interesting. Moreover in classic fiction, since the detective is not as involved, the reader is given more clues and feels like they have a chance of solving the crime. Overall, both types of detective fiction leave the reader committed to the story and wanting to read more.

Week 4 essay Hard-boiled detective fiction emerged in America in the 1920s as a remedy to such things such as familiar urban settings, and heroes and heroines that are ordinary people who tend to work alone. These ordinary people take astonishing risks for what they see as right and wrong. The hard-boiled detectives show how dull their lives may be, and how dangerous the world seems, yet they have what it takes to be heroic. Hard-boiled detective fiction can be recognized by the language, the detective, the setting, and the detection. Hard-boiled language describes things rather than ideas such as reporting what happened and what was said, not how it felt. Also, the hero of Hard-boiled detective stories is most often, although not always, known to be a private detective such as Sam Spades in “The Maltese Falcon.”

Classic detective fiction is the type of fiction that really makes a reader focus on the pages. These types of stories are not usually very bloody or gruesome as such stories can be today, but they do hold some blood and gore inside the pages because it is released at proper times. Classic detective fiction started around 1841 when the famous Edgar Allen Poe wrote the story of “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.”

Some differences between hard-boiled and classic detection is the private detective approach is less analytical than the classic. Also, being that the hard-boiled story is told in first person view, the reader is inside the problem, experiencing it rather than viewing it objectively. Moreover, secrecy is the dynamic is classic detection where the reader is excluded from the purposes of great minds such as Sherlock Homes. In addition, in a hard-boiled story the private eye has an unsure attitude towards the police. The private detective realizes that both the "cops" and he himself are fighting on the same side whereas on the other hand, especially where police corruption and foul play are involved, it is his goal to save America and rid it of its harsh elements all by himself. Lastly, hard-boiled detection uses a different stereotypes and actions whereas classic detection uses simple language and basic plotlines.

Week 3 revised again. Female detectives, created by female authors, are significantly different from their male predecessors and counterparts. Furthermore, in a male detective story there is strong, bold terminology, suspenseful plotting, and characterization. Overall, both sexes are dedicated to the same cause, yet they each have their own idea what integrity is and how justice is served.

As we can see female detectives are underestimated by men because of their gender, their age group, and their marital statue. A reader sees a detective as someone who has a lot of experience, is more masculine, and is at the right age (not too young or old). In the story “The Blue Geranium,” Miss Marple is known as an old-fashioned elderly, unmarried lady who solves the case of a nurse who kills her patients. Also, since Miss Marple lives in a small, town St. Mary Mead, it is shocking to see the insight she gathers despite never leaving her small town. What is very interesting about the story is how Miss Marple pays attention to the little clues. As Mrs. Marple claims, “Nurses always have litmus paper, don’t they? For-well, for testing. Not a very pleasant subject. We won’t dwell on it. I have done a little nursing myself.” (243) Here Miss Marple demonstrates knowledge that the litmus paper can be used to spread ammonia fumes when placed on the flowers and by someone smelling the fumes, they could die. By Miss Marple discovering the fumes, she realizes that the litmus paper changes color with the fumes and the fumes come from the smelling salts that have cyanide in them, which she concludes are the murder weapons that the nurse used. So overall, Miss Marple is not the typical detective but by using a scientific method and the fact that Miss Marple show little emotion demonstrates how focused she was on the case and did not let her emotions overcome herself. In addition, men are seen to have an easier time solving the case then women. Also, they are respected more highly over women detectives. Given that they are respected more than their female partners, it is easier for them to investigate a case and carry out the issues with the police. One thing that men seem not to realize is when they are on the case there is more than just seeing the evidence, considering the crime that occurred and coming to a conclusion. Women detectives investigate what happened before the crime and the circumstances that are occurring within the members that are involved. So even though men can solve the case easily, I think by men taking a few pointers from women, they could learn a few things from the way women bring out their investigations. So as we can conclude, there are many differences and similarities between a female and male detective in a story. Women detectives have come a long way to prove that they can be strong willed; hard dedicated workers to their job and not be looked at for being “just a woman.” A woman detective can be emotional, yet thoughtful whereas a man detective can be stubborn, but strong; but either way the case is solved in the end.

Christie, Agatha. “The Blue Geranium” (Handout)

Week 3 revised. In detective fiction, there are many ways to argue similarities and differences between male and female detectives. Female detectives, created by female authors, are significantly different from their male predecessors and counterparts. Furthermore, the usage of language in a male detective story is very different and the characteristics that are presented. For example, the usage of language in a male detective story is strong, bold terminology, suspense throughout the story, and the way the man represents himself as being masculine and strong.

As we can see female detectives are underestimated by men. Some reasons are they are women, their age group, and their marital statue. A reader sees a detective as someone who has a lot of experience, is more masculine, and is at the right age (not too young or old). In the story “The Blue Geranium,” Miss Marple is known as the old fashioned lady who solves the case of a nurse who kills her patients. Moreover, Miss Marple is old and unmarried. Now a reader would typically think that Miss Marple, a woman may not fit her role for these reasons. Also, since Miss Marple lives in a small town St. Mary Mead, it is shocking to see the information she gathers due to not ever leaving her small town. What is very interesting about the story is how Miss Marple pays attention to the little clues. As Mrs. Marple claims, “Nurses always have litmus paper, don’t they? For-well, for testing. Not a very pleasant subject. We won’t dwell on it. I have done a little nursing myself.” (243) Here Miss Marple demonstrates knowledge that the litmus paper can be used to spread ammonia fumes when placed on the flowers and by someone smelling the fumes, they could die. By Miss Marple discovering the fumes, she realizes that the fumes from the litmus paper and the smelling salts are the murder weapons that the nurse used. So overall, Miss Marple is not the typical detective but the strategies that she uses is a scientific method and the fact that Miss Marple show less emotional demonstrates how focused she was on the case and did not let her emotions overcome herself.

In addition, the male detective in “He Knew” shows the reader that although the detective is a male, some differences are the way he presents himself and the type of language used. Detective John Jones represents the characteristics that a reader would expect. Since John Jones is on duty for the night, he follows the normal police procedures. Throughout the novel, there are many twists. While Detective Jones and his partner are on duty, Jones thinks about how hard he has been trying to please his boys, and why they are not satisfied. As Detective John Jones is trying to find the burglars, he starts to thinks about why his two boys in their youth like hanging out with a gang that he did not approve of. So as John Jones preceded his case, his partner and he see people trying to escape. “Hold it, you damn fool! That might be—.” (3) When John Jones yells that, the reader get clues that all along Detective John Jones knew what would happen to his boys. And as the title itself gives a clue, John Jones sees in the end that the boys running away were his two sons that he and his partner shot. In general, Detective John Jones had many features of a detective. He was masculine, a man, he followed regular procedures and used hints to solve the case.

So as we can conclude, there are many differences and similarities between a female and male detective in a story. In “The Blue Geranium,” Miss Marple is an old, unmarried woman with little experience who solves her case through little clues and the knowledge she knows. In “He Knew,” Dectective Jones is a married, middle aged man who has plenty of experience and knowledge in what he does. And by his previous works over the years, this helps Detective Jones solve his case. Miss Marple and Detective Jones are similar because they both are focused on their job and they use strategies to get the task done. Overall, a woman detective can be emotional whereas a man detective can be stubborn, but either way the case is solved in the end.

Christie, Agatha. “The Blue Geranium” (Handout)

Himes, Chester M. “He Knew” (Handout)

Week 3 In detective fiction, there are many ways to argue significances and differences between male and female detectives. Female detectives, created by female authors, are significantly different from their male predecessors and counterparts. Furthermore, the usage of language in a male detective story is very different and the characteristics that are presented.

As we can see female detectives are underestimated from men. Some reasons are they are women, their age group, or if they are married or not. A reader sees a detective as someone who has a lot of experience, more masculine, and is at the right age (not too young or old). In the story “The Blue Geranium” Miss Marple is known as the old fashioned lady who solves the case of a nurse who kills her patients. Moreover, Miss Marple is old and unmarried. Now a reader would typically think that Miss Marple does not fit her role for these reasons, yet alone she is a woman. Also, since Miss Marple lives in a small town St. Mary Mead, it is shocking to see the information she gathers due to not ever leaving her small town. What is very interesting about the story is how Miss Marple pays attention to the little clues. “Nurses always have litmus paper, don’t they? For-well, for testing. Not a very pleasant subject. We won’t dwell on it. I have done a little nursing myself.” (243) Here Miss Marple demonstrates knowledge that the litmus paper can be used to spread ammonia fumes when placed on the flowers and by someone smelling the fumes, they could die. So overall, Miss Marple is not the typical detective but the strategies that she uses is a scientific method and the fact that Miss Marple show less emotional demonstrates how focused she was on the case and did not let her emotions overcome herself.

In addition, the male detective in “He Knew” shows the reader that although the detective is a male, some differences is that the detective is black and the story is based on racism. Detective John Jones features the characteristics that a reader would expect. Since John Jones is on duty for the night, he follows the normal police procedures. Throughout the novel, there are many twists. As Detective John Jones is trying to find the burglars, he thinks about his two boys in their teen youth because they liked hanging out with this gang that John did not approve of. So as John Jones preceded his case, his partner and he see people trying to escape. “Hold it, you damn fool! That might be—.” (3) When John Jones yells that, the reader get clues that all along Detective John Jones knew what would happen to his boys. And as the title itself gives a clue, John Jones sees in the end that the boys running away were his two sons that he and his partner shot. In general, Detective John Jones had many features of a detective. He was masculine, a man, he followed regular procedures and used hints to solve the case.

In conclusion, there may be many differences and similarities between male and female detectives but in the end the job is done. Whereas a male can crack the case through his process of clues, a woman can crack the case through ideas of other people. Yes, male and female detectives may have some different features that the other may not have such as a woman can be emotional whereas a man can be stubborn, but either way the case is solved in the end.

Christie, Agatha. “The Blue Geranium” (Handout)

Himes, Chester M. “He Knew” (Handout)

Revised Paper.. Edgar Allan Poe is known best for his poems and short stories. He deserves more credit than what he received in his lifetime. He practically created the detective story as well as producing some of the most influential literary criticism of his time. My assessment of Poe’s short story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” is that Poe wrote an interesting story, but not enough for me to be pleased with. This is because the story is preferably short for me, that although one can grasp the details and picture the events, I feel that stories that are longer and provide more information make a story not only more interesting, but engages the reader to read more.

Poe’s short story does not exceed my notion of what detective mystery fiction should be. Although Poe uses witnesses in the story who provide information and Dupin goes to investigate the crime scene, I think overall the story should have been more in depth, not just a short story. Poe does not play fair with the reader by withholding evidence. So if Poe wants to attract his audience to his short story, it needs to be much longer, not length wise necessarily but with more precise details. And by doing so, the audience will become occupied in the reading and will not want to put the book down. But, even if Poe made his story longer, I feel that it would still have the same events occurring but with a dragged out feeling. Moreover, the usages of Poe’s words were quite overpowering and gave the audience that ruthless feeling, but it just wasn’t enough to leave one hanging overboard and that is why “Murder in the Rogue” lacks a true murder and makes a human motive for the crime. Furthermore, the detective story is written in a way that all of the clues to the mystery are presented up front, but then exposed by many significances as the story progresses. In "The Murder in the Rue Morgue," Dupin's logic is a tad hard to follow when reading. Most detective novels precisely go through each piece of evidence, and then gradually elucidate the mystery. In Dupin's case, throughout the story, this is not true. He jumps to a conclusion, and then proceeds to examples how he got to it by giving many interpretations to the clues such as the noticeable traces of soot in the room which leads him to the chimney, where they find the corpse of Mademoiselle Camille. Moreover, “I proceeded to think thus—a //posteriori.// The murderers //did// escape from one of these windows. This being so, they could not have re-fastened the sashed from the inside, as they were found fastened; --the consideration which put a stop, through its obviousness, to the scrutiny of the police in this quarter.” (69, 4) So, Dupin hypothesizes that a person or thing of great agility could leap from the lightning rod outside the window to the shutters of the window where he concludes that no human could inflict the beating that Madame L'Espanaye suffered. So as a one can see, Duplin has all these ideas, but how can he prove each one, by jumping to conclusions. Even though the investigation and insight that Dupin used to solve the case was very notable once I found out who killed Camille L’Espanaye and Madame L’ Espanaye that still doesn’t mean that Dupin should jump around with different clues. Detective fiction stories include many different crimes but the odd thing in this case is that no crime is committed; instead, it is a missing animal case. So, due to Duplin’s behavior, the reader (and the narrator) is left with the frame of mind of almost being able to comprehend this gothic story, but not quite. In conclusion, although Poe has written a written a very remarkable short story, the clues should not be told up front; they should just be hints along the way to make the reader more anxious to figure out the details. In addition, even the story itself may be hard to comprehend, Poe should give more examples and clues in the story to help the reader get a better understanding and be able to follow the story with no problem.

Poe, Edgar Allan. __The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales__. New York: A Division of Penguin Books USA, 1960.

Revised Paper Edgar Allan Poe is known best for his poems and short stories. He deserves more credit than what he has received in his lifetime. He practically created the detective story as well as producing some of the most influential literary criticism of his time. My assessment in Poe’s short story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, is that Poe wrote an interesting story, but not enough for me to consider his works as detective fiction. This is because the story is so short, that although one can grasp the details and picture the events, it needs more plotline along with an enhanced ending.

In my opinion, Poe’s short story does not exceed my notion of what detective mystery fiction should be. Although, Poe uses witnesses in the story who provide information and Dupin goes to investigate the house, I think overall the story should have been more in depth, not just a short story. If Poe wants to attract his audience to his short story, it needs to be much longer, not length wise necessarily but with more precise details, that way when the audience is engaged in the reading they become very involved, and do not put the book down. But, even if Poe made his story longer, I feel that it would still have the same events occurring but with a long-dragged out feeling. Moreover, the usages of Poe’s words were quite overpowering and gave the audience that ambitious feeling, but it just wasn’t enough to leave one hanging overboard. Furthermore, the detective novel is written in a way that all of the clues to the mystery are presented up front, but then is exposed by each significance as the story progresses. In "The Murder in the Rue Morgue", Dupin's logic is a tad hard to follow when reading. Most detective novels precisely go through each piece of evidence, and then gradually solve the mystery. In Dupin's case, throughout the story, this is not true. He jumps to a conclusion, and then proceeds to examples how he got to it by giving many interpretations to the clues. For example, “I proceeded to think thus—a //posteriori.// The murderers //did// escape from one of these windows. This being so, they could not have re-fastened the sashed from the inside, as they were found fastened; --the consideration which put a stop, through its obviousness, to the scrutiny of the police in this quarter.” (69, 4) So as a one can see, Duplin has all these ideas, but how can he prove each one, by jumping to conclusions every time he discovers a clue. Even though the investigation and insight that Dupin used to solve the case was very notable once I found out who killed Camille L’Espanaye and Madame L’ Espanaye that still doesn’t mean that Dupin should jump around with different clues. Detective fiction stories include many different crimes but the odd thing in this case was that no crime was committed instead it was a missing animal case. So, due to Duplin’s behavior, the reader (and the narrator) is left with the frame of mind of almost being able to comprehend this gothic story, but not quite. In conclusion, although Poe has written a written a very remarkable short story mystery, the clues should not be told up front; they should just be hints along the way to make the reader more anxious to figure out the details. In addition, even the story itself may be hard to comprehend, Poe should give more examples and clues in the story to help the reader get a better understanding and be able to follow the story with no problem.

Poe, Edgar Allan. __The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales__. New York: A Division of Penguin Books USA, 1960.

Edgar Allan Poe is known best for his poems and short stories. He deserves more credit than what he was known for. He practically created the detective story as well as producing some of the most influential literary criticism of his time. In Poe’s short story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, my assessment is that Poe wrote an interesting story, but it should be considered as a detective and mystery story, but not known as. This is because the story is so short, that although one can grasp the details and picture the events, it needs more plotline along with a better ending that can have a twist just as Poe has made it. In my opinion, Poe’s short story does not exceed my notion of what detective mystery fiction should be. Although, Poe uses witnesses in the story to gather information and goes to investigate the house, I think overall the story should have been more in depth, not just a short story. If, Poe wants to attract his audience to his short story, it needs to be much longer, that way when the audience is engaged in the reading; they become very involved, and do not put the book down. Moreover, the usages of Poe’s words were quite overpowering and did have that mystery feeling, but it just wasn’t enough to leave one hanging overboard. Furthermore, the detective novel is written in a way that all of the clues to the mystery are presented up front, but then is exposed by each significance as the story progresses. In "The Murder in the Rue Morgue" mystery, Dupin's logic is a tad harder to follow when reading. Most detective novels precisely go through each piece of evidence, and then gradually solve the mystery. In Dupin's case, throughout the story, this is not true. He jumps to a conclusion, and then proceeds to give details how he got to it by giving many options to the clues. For example, “I proceeded to think thus—a //posteriori.// The murderers //did// escape from one of these windows. This being so, they could not have re-fastened the sashed from the inside, as they were found fastened; --the consideration which put a stop, through its obviousness, to the scrutiny of the police in this quarter.” (pg.69, 4th par.) So as a one can see, Duplin has all these ideas, but how can he prove each one, by jumping to conclusions every time he discovers a clue. Due to Duplin’s behavior, the reader (and the narrator) is left with the mood of almost being able to comprehend, but not quite. In conclusion, although Poe has written a written a very remarkable short story mystery, when an audience is reading the story presented to themselves, the clues should not be told up front; they should just be hints along the way to make the reader more anxious to figure out the details. In addition, even the story is may be hard to comprehend, Poe should give more examples and clues in the story to help the reader get a better understanding and be able to follow the story with no problem.

Poe, Edgar Allan. __The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales__. New York: A Division of Penguin Books USA, 1960.