| The Gold Bug Contributor(s): Cedeno, Yasmira (Editor), Poe, Edgar Allan (Author) |
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ISBN: 154634053X ISBN-13: 9781546340539 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.72 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 820 |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 6" W x 9" (0.17 lbs) 46 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 8621 Reading Level: 9.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "The Gold-Bug" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in 1843. The plot follows William Legrand who was bitten by a gold-colored bug. His servant Jupiter fears that Legrand is going insane and goes to Legrand's friend, an unnamed narrator, who agrees to visit his old friend. Legrand pulls the other two into an adventure after deciphering a secret message that will lead to a buried treasure. The story, set on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, is often compared with Poe's "tales of ratiocination" as an early form of detective fiction. Poe became aware of the public's interest in secret writing in 1840 and asked readers to challenge his skills as a code-breaker. He took advantage of the popularity of cryptography as he was writing "The Gold-Bug", and the success of the story centers on one such cryptogram. The characterization of Legrand's servant Jupiter has been criticized as racist from a modern perspective, especially because his speech is written in dialect and because of his often comical dialogue. |