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THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE - Coggle Diagram
THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE
Main Characters
Auguste Dupin
Amateur detective
Brilliant analytical mind
Useds it-ratiocimation (logical reasoning)
Narrator
Madame L'Espanaye & Mademoiselle Camille
Sailor
Orangutan
Plot Overview
News of brutal murder surfaces
Dupin and narrator investigate crime scene
Witnesses give contradictory acoun-
Dupin collects clues overlooked
by police
Literary Significance
One of the first modern detective stories
The eccentric genius detective
The loyal harrator
Analytical deduction as narrative
Structure
Key Themes
Analytical Reasoning
Logic vs. confusion
Limitations of Police investigation
Police rely on routine; lack imagination
Surprise and the Unexpected
Extreme solution outside human asmptions
Birth of Detective Fiction
Foundation for the locked room mystery'
Setting
Paris, France
Rue Morgue
Site of the horrific double murder
19th century