![]() ![]() So, Dupin explains that the Prefect was searching it in all the wrong places, while the letter was just lying right in front of his eyes so casually. It is a story of “looking at things differently”. Dupin gives a beautiful explanation of his “logical deduction”, suggesting that the perspective with which one looks at things is all that matters. ![]() ![]() On one side, the Police Prefect, turns upside down the whole house of, Minister G (culprit) and yet couldn’t find the letter, while on the other hand Dupin, just solves it the minute he listens the case. In short, it’s just a story of finding a “purloined letter”. Though, this case of a letter being purloined is crystal clear and the person who has stolen it is also known, but still it is a mystery which is “simple yet odd”! ![]() The story revolves around a pivotal letter getting stolen and the way with which our detective & protagonist, C. Likewise, recently I was reading this short story, “The Purloined Letter” by Poe (father of detective fiction) and found myself overwhelmed with this brilliant piece of one of his ‘tales of ratiocination’. Especially, when I’m exposed to the works of Poe, Doyle and Christie, my ecstasy becomes inexplicable! Whenever I get the honor to study the detective fiction narratives, I just go into the state of “euphoria”. ![]()
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