THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE written by Edgar Allan Poe

The story is about an investigation that the police and Dupin hold in order to find the guilty one of the murder. In that way, he would join the clues together and prove his abilities. The narrator meets Dupin at a bookstore where both were looking for the same book. The narrator expresses his astonishment for Dupin’s ability of analysis. One day, they are reading the newspaper and one particular murder catches their attention.

1. THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE BY EDGAR ALLAN POE

2. EDGAR ALLAN POE Born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts, writer, poet, critic, and editor Edgar Allan Poe's tales of mystery and horror gave birth to the modern detective story and many of his works, including “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Fall of the House of Usher,” became literary classics. "The Raven," which he published in 1845, is considered among the best-known poems in American literature. "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been recognized as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination".

3. CHARACTERS The narrator ( Indirect ) August Dupin ( Direct ): ‘’… an unusually interisting young man with a busy , foreceful mind . ‘’ Chantilly ( Indirect ) Mrs. L’Espanaye ( Indirect ): an old woman that lived in the Rue Morgue. Mrs. L’Espanaye’s daughter ( Indirect ) Pauline Dubourg ( Indirect ) Pierre Moreau ( Indirect ) Jules Mignaud ( Indirect ) Isidore Muset ( Indirect ) Alfonso García ( Indirect ) William Bird ( Indirect ) Mr. Alberto Motani ( Indirect ) The orangután ( Indirect ) The sailor ( Direct ) : He was a large and strong man and the owner of the orangutan .

4. SETTING Paris, in the summer of 1840 An old house in the Rue Morgue

5. PLOT Internal conflict The battle in Dupin’s mind to put all the clues together and find out the guilty one of the murder to prove his abilities . Exernal conflict The investigation that the police and Dupin hold in order to find the guilty one of the murder .

6. EXPOSITION One day , they are reading the newspaper and one particular murder catches their attention . RISING ACTION The narrator meets Dupin at a bookstore where both were looking for the same book. The narrator expresses his atonishment for Dupin’s ability of analysis.

7. CLIMAX Auguste Dupin and his friend read all the details of the murders in the “ Gazzette des tribunaux ”, and they discovered that Adolphe Le bon was accused as the guilty one . Without any doubt that last fact triggered in Dupin a big desire for discovering the truth .

8. The Gazzette des tribunaux contained information about : The events told by the pólice officers The chamber The corpses Impression about a crime that everydody considered a complete mistery

9. The testimonies of the witnesses : The next day´s paper had some more details : 1- Pauline Dubourg ( laundress ) 2- Pierre Moreau ( tobacconist ) 3- Isidore Muset (gendarme) ( shrill voice = spanish ) 4- Henri Duval ( neighbor ) ( shrill voice = Italian ) 5- Odenheimer ( restaurateur ) ( shrill voice = french ) 6- Jules Mignaud ( banker ) 7- Adolphe Le Bon (Clerk) 8- William Bird ( tailor ) ( shrill voice = German) Four of the above said that the door was closed in the inside 9- Alfonzo Garcio ( Spanish undertaker ) ( shrill voice = English) 10- Alberto Montani ( confectioner ) ( shrill voice = Russian voice ) Several witnesses re- called that the chimney was too narrowed 11- Paul Dumas (Doctor) 12- Alexandre Etienne ( surgeon )

10. Falling action Auguste Dupin and his friend decided to go to the crime scene , and Dupin got with the clues that could solved the crime just with a few observations . Clues :

11. THE GUILTY ONE

12. RESOLUTION Dupin talked with the sailor who was the owner of the orangután, and he corroborated all the situation . The Orangutan was captured Adolph Le Bon was released from any legal charge

13. POINT OF VIEW: First person point of view because the narrator tell the story as if he was the one who experienced the situation . In other words , he is part of the story .

14. THEMES EMPATHY INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS PRIDE

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