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Edgar Allan Poe is considered to be the “Father of the Detective Story” because of his imaginative storytelling (Edgar Allan Poe Biography), causing people to confuse fact from fiction. Tone, atmosphere, mood, language, characters, setting, and overall context are all needed in order to create a story of any kind. Poe creates an atmosphere of tension and suspense leaving readers with the urge to read more. “The constant heartbeat in "The Tell-Tale Heart," or the finger-tapping suspense in "Fall of the House of Usher," we as readers are kept waiting in suspense for the next plot event” (ENotes). His general eerie and creepy mood is accomplished by his use of language and dark descriptions. Edgar’s gothic-styled characters and settings give the story its final weir and hair-raising

These little details will show up every now again all connected, but not clear to the characters or readers except Sherlock of course. These details are why this mystery story is such an interesting and a classic. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created a mystery story that would appeal to people want and desire to be a detective of their own. These mystery stories don’t have to involve death or a tragic attack. This mystery story is a testament and a model for the theme of mystery stories.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes is one of the most easily recognizable characters in detective stories. He has many remarkable traits that other fictional detectives do not. Some examples of this are his observational abilities, his dual personality, and his being a skilled musician and composer.

Holmes started school at the age of six, but this was not an easy experience for him. Constantly bullied by the older kids who were jealous of his great intelligence, Holmes began to shy away from many people. He came to feel worthless and that he did not belong because of the combination of violence at home and harassment at school. One day, his bullies made him touch a real skeleton his school owned. Scared at first, Holmes finally gave in to the bullies. He recalled feeling very fascinated as his hand was caressing the skeleton. This spark in Holmes led to the fire that was going to explode inside of him in the years to come. Having this close contact with a dead body is a foreshadow to the murders he would commit later in his life.

Schecter, Harold (August 2008). Depraved: The Definitive True Story of H. H. Holmes, Whose Grotesque Crimes Shattered Turn-of-the-Century

Sherlock Holmes is a literary figure that has withstood time. He has been written and re-written, brought to life in film, and portrayed on television shows. Holmes has changed with society, aging as if he was not fictional, but as if he was very much alive. As people in American society become desensitized to violence and crave gore, Sherlock Holmes has been forced to adapt to meet the ever-changing demands made by society over the content they consume.

Despite efforts to divorce its story from Arthur Conan Doyle’s oeuvre, even politely stating a lack of affiliation in the opening credits, Young Sherlock Holmes preserves the spirit of Doyle’s characters, fostering an intimate relationship between the adolescent leads and using deductive reasoning as the backbone of their forthcoming professional partnership. The core attributes are deep-rooted, regardless of the reconstituted origin story and multitude of practical effects, which act as a pleasant diversion, but produce a distracting incongruity when paired with Victorian set design. Nevertheless, the alliance between Albion pomp and American excess routinely prevails, bolstered by unexpected melancholic notes and lived-in performances that could sway even the most obstinate purist.

Author’s Craft: to use tools and techniques of language and storytelling to craft a piece of writing. Suspense, Empathy and building a mood are different, yet common, as they are all goals the writer uses. Using author’s craft gets the reader thinking, and in The Selection put the reader on a roller coaster of emotions. Everyone has read a book and cannot stop reading it. The reader will sit down to read a chapter or two, yet some how manage to read the entire book in one sitting. Why? Because of author's craft, these elements captivate the reader, Kiera Cass did exactly that, by using Suspense, Empathy and building a mood to create an astonishing masterpiece.

On January 19, 1809, a major figure in the world of literature was born. Edgar Allan Poe, from Boston, Massachusetts, would become known for his profound and ingenious poems, short stories and critical theories. His tales of horror and mystery would establish the modern detective story and become literary classics worldwide. Additionally, the great poet would earn the nickname, “Father of the Detective Story”. Edgar Allan Poe’s famous works, such as The Raven, The Fall of the House of Usher, and The Cask of Amontillado, captured the interest and imagination of readers across the globe. Furthermore, today’s society uses his works as prime examples and ideas for books, movies and yet songs. Edgar Allan Poe’s renowned The Raven and The Cask of Amontillado are regarded as brilliant and extraordinary works.

Fabricated from the essence of his thoughts, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle revolutionized the mystery genre, as we know it, in his stunning novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles. When read, Doyle’s readers embark on a journey to the filthy, crime filled streets of Victorian London and the mysterious moor of the Baskervilles where unknown entities lurk. But most of all, readers come face to face with the man himself, the greatest detective of all time, Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Since it first came out, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s world renown mystery, The Hound of the Baskervilles, has not failed to delight mystery readers. In fact, readers have enjoyed the novel so much that it has become multiple movies.

One of the most renowned authors throughout history is Edgar Allan Poe. Poe is still considered even today as one of the greatest authors. Poe was able to write in such a way that he even created a new genre of writings: the Detective Genre. But how does Poe do it? How is Poe able to think of something so abnormal? Well as it turns out, Poe’s literature

The forms of entertainment we have today represent more than just the superficial elements portrayed for our enjoyment. Any embodiment of literature is merely a reflection of a society’s identity. Through the use of violence and companionship, Guy Ritchie, the director of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, created a distinct plot line that catered to the 21st century values and entertainment; this established a distinction between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s novel, Sherlock Holmes, because the novel depicted a representation of the Victorian Era’s beliefs, which differ to those in the 21st century.

A writer is crafted by more than the ability to write. In many cases it 's not about how precise the writer can write, but what the write has to write about. To have tools, but a lack of cause is pointless in writing. Therefore on page 9 in the Craft & Composition: A Guide to First Year Writing at Armstrong, the main focus was on a writers mindset rather than their actual ability to write. This is because one can be extremely knowledgeable on how to write, but the writer must have a connection with the subject or else the person 's ability to write can be compromised.

When someone mentions the occupation of detective, a single image usually comes to mind, a man wearing a cape and deerstalker, holding a magnifying glass and smoking a pipe. This entire image can be contributed to one character: Sherlock Holmes. Holmes is considered by many to be the greatest detective to ever exist, even if he only exists in the pages of books and on movie and television screens. It is impossible to escape the influence of Holmes. Countless references are made to him in all types of media and he is used as an inspiration to may more fictional characters we have all grown to love. The cultural impact of Sherlock Holmes has spread to more than just fiction; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s

While the reasons for Sherlock Holmes popularity in the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth are comprehensible enough in the light of the abovementioned facts, the explanation for Sherlock`s continuing success requires a more detailed analysis. Many characters that were popular at the time of their creation are forgotten today; at the same time some images developed hundreds of years ago are still famous and have become iconic in modern culture. Such characters as Batman, Robin Hood, Harry Potter, Hobbits, and definitely Sherlock Holmes are the obvious examples of such phenomena of popularity.