The novel Death on the Nile begins in England with two men watching Linnet Ridgeway and discussing her money and her new purchase, the Wode Estate. Joanna Southwood and Linnet are discussing her new home. Then her best friend Jackie comes to visit and asks her if her fiancé can have a job. Next thing we know, Linnet and Simon Doyle, which was Jackie’s fiancé, are married and headed to Egypt for their honeymoon. Jackie follows them everywhere they go out of rage. Violent actions begin to take place as they board the Karnak, which is the Nile cruise. Jackie becomes frantic one night and shoots Simon in the leg and when everyone wakes up in the morning they discover that Linnet has been shot in the head. Colonel Race was looking for a well-known serial killer,
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Otterbourne saw who killed the maid and as she was about to confess, she too was shot and killed. Finally, Poirot figures out that Jackie and Simon are still lovers and their plan was to kill Linnet and take her money. In the end, as Simon was being taken out on shore by the stretcher, Jackie leaned over him and shot and killed him and then she killed herself. Poirot knew of this and let her take the easy way out, even though he did not believe that Simon deserved the easy way. England was supposed to represent imperialism and wealth whereas Egypt represented the heart of darkness. Hercule Poirot and Colonel Race represented British Imperialism. Linnet Ridgeway represented American capitalism. Simon Doyle was supposed to be the poor British Aristocrat. Jacqueline de Bellefort was the cunning, passionate French woman. Tim Allerton was the criminal jewel thief. Salome Otterbourne represented a trash novelist, most likely Agatha Christie making fun of herself. Ferguson was the symbolic representation of communism. Richetti was a terrorist pretending to be an archaeologist. Pennington was a corrupt American lawyer, whereas Fanthorp was an honest English lawyer. Mrs. Van Schuyler was a snobby, rich American
Otterbourne saw who killed the maid and as she was about to confess, she too was shot and killed. Finally, Poirot figures out that Jackie and Simon are still lovers and their plan was to kill Linnet and take her money. In the end, as Simon was being taken out on shore by the stretcher, Jackie leaned over him and shot and killed him and then she killed herself. Poirot knew of this and let her take the easy way out, even though he did not believe that Simon deserved the easy way. England was supposed to represent imperialism and wealth whereas Egypt represented the heart of darkness. Hercule Poirot and Colonel Race represented British Imperialism. Linnet Ridgeway represented American capitalism. Simon Doyle was supposed to be the poor British Aristocrat. Jacqueline de Bellefort was the cunning, passionate French woman. Tim Allerton was the criminal jewel thief. Salome Otterbourne represented a trash novelist, most likely Agatha Christie making fun of herself. Ferguson was the symbolic representation of communism. Richetti was a terrorist pretending to be an archaeologist. Pennington was a corrupt American lawyer, whereas Fanthorp was an honest English lawyer. Mrs. Van Schuyler was a snobby, rich American