How to kill joy

How to kill joy is by telling a person they may choose any subject they want to do a report on and then saying never mind and assigning a hard-ass paper to write. Pooh! I'm so ready for school to be over. If anybody has any ideas on how Edgar Allen Poe's "The Purloined Letter" contributed to American Literature by being the first detective story I'd love to hear them. I myself am lost and I have to look up about five words on each page of this story. However, after a relaxing weekend with Hava my nerves are much calmed, but the empty sick feeling is still there. My anniversary is on its way, though so I think by the end of the week my melancholy will melt away. Love and fried chicken to all.