Question

Detective Dupin's Diary Entry

Did You Solve this Murder Mystery?
This assignment is based on your reading and understanding of the short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." Pretend that you are Detective Dupin who has settled down for the evening to write an entry in his diary. He writes about his crime-solving activities in the Rue Morgue murders.
Create Detective Dupin's diary entry revealing the events leading up to the discovery of the real murderer. Your entry should be at least ten sentences and include five details (clues or reasons why) from the story.

Answer 1

The hand resembles an Ourang-paw. Outang's

Step-by-step explanation:

Dupin clarifies the narrator's misunderstanding by stating that the hair plucked from Madame L'Espanaye's fingers was not human hair. Dupin offers his conclusion after creating a picture of the size and shape of the hand that killed the two victims. The hand resembles an Ourang-paw. Outang's