Week 3 Homework Task - ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’ and ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ Comparison

‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’ and ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ Comparison:

The two short stories ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’ and ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ have the same storyline and genre, a murder that is investigated by one or more detective; a murder detective story. Each story maintains one or more detective trying to figure that puzzle in how the victim’s lives took a dreadful and violent turn. The detective in ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’, known as Dupin, outdoes the police by solving the seemingly impossible murder mystery centering on Morgue Street. Dupin is a discreet, private and determined detective and relies on clues in the murder scene to aid him in figuring the murder out. He notices hints out of the ordinary and pieces each one together in order to get a solved case and complete his job successfully. ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’s’ detectives were friends and colleagues to the victim, Patrick Maloney, whose wife accidently killed. The police try their best to figure out the mystery of how Maloney died but cant seem to figure it out, and instead let their guard down by enjoying some dinner and beverages on the murder scene, and always treating Mrs Maloney kindly. The difference between the two types of detectives in each of these two short stories is that Dupin is so unbelievably focused and never lets his guard down until the mystery is solved and his job is done, but the detectives in ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ do not fit the clues together, no matter their best efforts, and let their guard down by always treating Mrs Maloney kindly when they should have been solely focused on the task on hand. There were not many similarities between the detectives in each story.

Thanks for Reading,

Ebony Robinson