Saturday, July 20, 2019
Purloined Letter Essay -- essays research papers
A Critical Analysis of ââ¬Å"The Purloined Letterâ⬠by Edgar Allan Poeà à à à à à à à à à Edgar Allan Poeââ¬â¢s background influenced him to write the short story ââ¬Å"The Purloined Letterâ⬠. One important influence on the story is that Poe seem to feel inferior to his class mates while in college, which may have been why he wrote Dupin to be seen as superior to his colleagues. While at the University of Virginia he owed others high amounts of money because of gambling, he would drink excessively to help hide his feelings of inadequacy. (Taylor) The second influence on this short story I believe is Poeââ¬â¢s extent in the United States Army. He time in the military was unsuccessful. Because of his experience he made the Perfect of the police a little lacking in intelligence. This background, together with a believable plot, convincing characterization, and important literary devices, enables Edgar Allan Poe in ââ¬Å"The Purloined Letterâ⬠to develop the them that characteristic of the human animal to overlook the obvious. à à à à à This story does not have a surprise ending nor does is really have a sense of suspense. You know from the beginning who took the letter, but you do not know what information was contained in the letter and how that information would have affect the queen. The only surprise may be in where the letter was keep throughout the story, in plain site. The Perfect of the police searched the Ministerââ¬â¢s lodgings many nigh...
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