Throughout detective fiction, individual characters simultaneously play a multitude of roles. These roles are often in contradiction of one another. Professional role conflicting with personal beliefs, while other times the characters experience an inner personal struggle. This is duality of roles within the detective fiction novels is evident throughout the genre. Early on in such works as Sophocles’ “Oedipus”, Oedipus is not only the authority, but the perpetrator as well. Traditional detectives such as Dupin …showed first 75 words of 1867 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1867 total…role will prevail. It is these decisions that shape individuals, and makes humans more than just two dimension characters. These choices are not always easy to make. But once made, it can be even more difficult to stand behind them with conviction. Sometimes it becomes necessary not to proclaim your role in society and in order to accomplish your objectives. But one should never be ashamed of what they are and what they stand for.