The Perfect Detective
What does it take to solve a crime? Knowledge? Instinct? These are the questions that flow throughout the minds of average people. In Murder on the Orient Express, by Agatha Christie, Christie is able to show the reader the thinking behind solving a case. With Christie's writing, it brings the reader to experience the workings of detective. These workings ultimately make up one of the most famous main characters.
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller, better known as Agatha Christie, was born September 15, 1890, in Torquay, Great Britain. Agatha grew up in a privileged childhood; she was well educated. During her youth, Christie spent time in France studying choir and piano.
Upon her return from France, she married her first …show more content…
When Christie returned from cleaning her mother's old house, Archibald informed Christie that he wanted a divorce to marry his mistress. Christie broke down from this news, disappearing for 11 days in 1928. By 1929, Christie traveled on the Orient Express to the Middle East, and met her second husband, Max Mallowan. During the time Christie wrote Murder on the Orient Express, Christie writing had gone from "make believe" mysteries to "real life" based writing ("Agatha Christie"). Nicknamed the 'Duchess of Death', Christie had the ability to transform her real life experience into bestselling …show more content…
During the first chapter, Poirot made many observations of other characters within his atmosphere. On the first train, Poirot overheard a comment Miss. Debenham made to Colonel Arbuthnot. Debenham mentioned to Arbuthnot: "Not now. Not now. When it's all over. When it's behind us--" (Christie 11). Later on in the novel Poirot questioned the meaning of the statement and concluded that it may have had something to do with the murder of Ratchett. Poirot was able to narrow down Debenham and Arbuthnot as possible suspects concerning the statement. Moreover, Poirot uses his ability of observation to form conclusive
What does it take to solve a crime? Knowledge? Instinct? These are the questions that flow throughout the minds of average people. In Murder on the Orient Express, by Agatha Christie, Christie is able to show the reader the thinking behind solving a case. With Christie's writing, it brings the reader to experience the workings of detective. These workings ultimately make up one of the most famous main characters.
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller, better known as Agatha Christie, was born September 15, 1890, in Torquay, Great Britain. Agatha grew up in a privileged childhood; she was well educated. During her youth, Christie spent time in France studying choir and piano.
Upon her return from France, she married her first …show more content…
When Christie returned from cleaning her mother's old house, Archibald informed Christie that he wanted a divorce to marry his mistress. Christie broke down from this news, disappearing for 11 days in 1928. By 1929, Christie traveled on the Orient Express to the Middle East, and met her second husband, Max Mallowan. During the time Christie wrote Murder on the Orient Express, Christie writing had gone from "make believe" mysteries to "real life" based writing ("Agatha Christie"). Nicknamed the 'Duchess of Death', Christie had the ability to transform her real life experience into bestselling …show more content…
During the first chapter, Poirot made many observations of other characters within his atmosphere. On the first train, Poirot overheard a comment Miss. Debenham made to Colonel Arbuthnot. Debenham mentioned to Arbuthnot: "Not now. Not now. When it's all over. When it's behind us--" (Christie 11). Later on in the novel Poirot questioned the meaning of the statement and concluded that it may have had something to do with the murder of Ratchett. Poirot was able to narrow down Debenham and Arbuthnot as possible suspects concerning the statement. Moreover, Poirot uses his ability of observation to form conclusive