C. Auguste Dupin
C. Auguste Dupin is a fictional character from the writer Edgar Allan Poe . Dupin first appears in the 1841 story The Double Murder in Rue Morgue , and he also appears in two other stories, namely, The Secret of Marie Rogêt (1842) and The Stolen Letter (1844). Dupin is not a professional detective, his motives for solving crimes change. Edgar Allan Poe was the first crime writer to create a fully analytical detective. Many other famous detectives are inspired by the character Dupin. B. Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle . Dupin is very intelligent, he combines analysis with his good empathy for criminals (through facial expressions and gestures).
Background and analytical skills
Auguste Dupin comes from a wealthy French family. However, he has lost his family fortune. However, he was able to keep a small fortune through the kindness of his creditors. He met the first-person narrator in a library in Paris. After talking to them there, they agreed to share an apartment in Faubourg St. Germain.
His mindset is described as cold, logical, and somewhat socially awkward. He is primarily a detective to prove the innocence of suspicious people.
Influence on other literary figures
For Arthur Conan Doyle, Dupin is one of the great models for his character Sherlock Holmes . The story has certain parallels, such as B. that the two characters share an apartment and do not work for a fee.
Auguste Dupin is even mentioned in A Study in Scarlet ; Dr. Watson compares Holmes with Dupin. Holmes understands the compliment and admits that Dupin is intelligent, but he believes that Poe overestimates his figure.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b C. Auguste Dupin - amateur detective. In: Famous Detectives. Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Edgar Allan Poe: The murders in the Rue Morgue . Stuttgart 1974, ISBN 3-15-002176-6 .
- ↑ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Study in Scarlet . 1987, p. 23 at 7-17 .