The Gold Bug, While Influential on Other Writers, is Not a Typical Edgar Allen Poe Story.
I. Poe has been called the “father of the detective story.”
A. This is primarily for his C. Auguste Dupin stories
B. “The Gold Bug” is a detective story, but with a different protagonist.
II “The Gold Bug” is considered as being influential upon the modern day treasure story.
A. Most treasure stories of the time were about treasure seekers.
“The Gold Bug” is about a treasure finder.
III Some elements in “The Gold Bug” are common to many Poe writings.
A. It follows a successful series he ...