Edgar Allan Poe Essay

Question

1. Read carefully (in the following order) Allan Poe's Tales: "The Crimes of Morgue Street", "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt" and "The Stolen Letter".

2. Analyze the narrative structure of each of these stories (type of narrator and functions of the characters).

3. Analyze the way in which the enigma is presented and its subsequent resolution.

4. Analyzes the representation and characteristics (intellectual, moral, aesthetic, physical) of Augusto Dupin.

5. Analyze what role the narrator plays in these stories.

Answer 1

1. You need to read those stories.
2. The narrative structure is the storyline and plotline. Divide these into the beginning the middle, and the end. Name the type of narrative and the functions of the characters.
3. Engima means a mystery. What is the mystery in the stories and what were the resolutions?
4. Give the intellectual, moral aesthetic, and physical characteristics of Augusto Dupin.
5. The narrator is the person telling the story. They may tell the story within the story or outside of the story. These are different types of narrations. The First-person narrator refers to himself as an 'I' in the story. The second-person narrator uses 'you' to tell the story. And the third-person narrator tells a story about other people. You need to analyze the role of the narrator in both stories.

Obviously, you will need to answer the questions yourself! You need to read those stories and complete the questions.