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Mystery As A Mystery Story

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Edgar Allan Poe, a famous 19th century American author, invented many tropes that are common in mystery novels today. My mystery story incorporates many of these elements, such as, an unusual crime, a highly observant investigator, and a sidekick protagonist who helps relay how the mystery is solved to the audience.
At the beginning of my short story, I introduced Poe’s idea of a highly observant investigator. Poe’s short stories contain the character, Mr. Dupin, who is able to observe situations beyond the abilities of an average human being. For example, Mr. Dupin is able to vocalize the exact thoughts of his companion, the narrator, while they are on a walk together in the short story, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” despite not having talked to his companion for several minutes. Poe explains through the character of Dupin that he was able to accurately predict the narrator's thoughts through simple observations and logical conclusions. Likewise, my character, Mr. Harris’, observational skills surpass those of an average person. He is able to surmise the character of the narrator of my story without ever holding a conversation. He does so through the simple observations of the narrator’s appearance that could escape the notice of a normal person.
In addition to containing a hyper aware protagonist in my mystery, I also included an unusual crime that is not what it seems on the surface similar to many of Poe’s mysteries. One such example of an unusual crime that Poe

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