surprising you and leave you on the edge of your seat. Everything about “Desiree’s Baby is shocking, some contradictory, and it’s a different style from other authors of this time, many themes and devices are used in ways that were unheard of. In Kate Chopin’s “Desiree’s Baby,”
From the oral ages of scops to its physical manuscript form, The Battle of Maldon tells the tale of the heroic defeat of the British upon the shores of Essex in 991 AD. After the leader of the British side, Byrhtnoth, is slain, a few men flee from the battle to save themselves. The poet contrasts this cowardice with passages from other men who urge their comrades to stay and avenge their lord. It could be argued that these areas of the poem evoke a strong sense of community and loyalty, as the men
that man and beast can at times, be one in the same. Both lead detectives have their own methods that eventually lead them to the ultimate goal of solving the mystery. Whatever their method may be to get to the conclusion is not very important, the steps to get there are what draws the readers in. Both detectives have very different styles of problem solving and different personal interests which makes them all the more interesting. In Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Murders at the Rue Morgue” his lead detective