English 2092F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Arthur Conan Doyle, Wilkie Collins, Armchair Detective
16 Dec 2017
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Things to remember when writing essay (focus on physical objects and location/building) What details are surprising given step one. Typically features private detective (amateur) or who done it aspect where you can follow along with detective. In harry potter the mystery is that of who wants the philosophers stone. Gringotts" vault 713 was emptied (by hagrid + harry) then attempted break in the very same day. Trio failed to connect quirrel to crime while blinded by snape"s nastiness. Magnifying glass represents observation key features of detective. The armchair detective : stays at home in the dark and solves mysteries by pure reasoning. Detective and reader solve (w/ slight competitiveness) (purloined letter)prefect of police: object of investigation is the apartment (physical space). Math + science with linear methodology (csi) brings forward hard facts. Dupin: imagination/creative/mind maps and thinks as criminal does. Yield educated guess which in turn has risk (starts with theories). Hermione wrongly accuses snape of jinxing harry through observation.
