Jennifer’s+9th+Grade+Portfolio

===Do you enjoy puzzle solving mysteries that keep you on the edge of your seat and are full of wisdom? If yes, then you'll love 'The Murders In The Rue Morgue' by Edgar Allan Poe. If not, then you should still read it because it's very intriguing and makes you feel like Sherlock Holmes. I mean c'mon. Who wouldn't want to feel like Sherlock Holmes?===

===In my personal opinion, I think this short story is great. The writing itself is exciting because it really builds up and uses logic to solve this murder. If you're one of those high speaking intellectuals on this earth, you will understand this book. I'm one of them. I love the way how I got absorbed into the short story and started thinking like a real detective. I also liked how they used Dupin's Method to figure out what people were thinking about and to solve the murder.===

===At first, the writing may seem dull and lifeless. However, as you get farther into the story, you will be sucked into the scene. I actually think that this short story changed the world of literature. As my thinking cap was put on, I started analyzing every line and its meaning. Even though some of it was written in Latin I could still grasp the content. I love that feeling you get when you finally understand the mysteries and start putting the puzzle pieces together to reach a conclusion.===

===There are only a few characters in the story. Monsieur C. Augueste Dupin is a GENIUS. He may even be as or even smarter than Poe. Dupin and Poe are quite mysterious and analyze everything. Especially Dupin since he did become the "prototype" for many future detectives including Sherlock Holmes.===

===By the time the murder events start unraveling, the writing became full with life. I could actually visualize the horror scene: furniture broken and thrown in all directions, razor besmeared with blood, 2-3 long tresses of hair dabbled with blood being pulled out by the roots.===

===In the end I would recommend this short story because 1) Well it's "short". 2) It makes you think like a detective. 3) High language= Intellectual Development. 4) It's a murder story and it's amazing. 5) Once you get to the climax, you won't be able to put it down. 6) Makes you see in a different perspective.===