An Orphan’s Obsession
Is it Edward Pierce, Andrew Miller, Robert Jefferson, or John Simms…? The identity of the supposed foundling who committed the Great Train Robbery remains ambiguous, but the motives behind it are not. Michael Chricton’s The Great Train Robbery sheds light on Edward Pierce’s obsession with crime through information about his accomplices and impeccable criminal knowledge to prove how his obsession motivated his undertaking in this 1855 crime.
The red-bearded man’s sophistication in the crime scene portrays his love affair with wrongdoing, a main factor as to why he robbed the train that one night in May of 1855. Pierce was “exuberant in [his] approach to crime” when “[he] and his fellow conspirators” easily found the first two keys (Chrichton 6,97). Even to replace the gold’s weight Pierce was prepared, and he bought lead …show more content…
Pierce’s buck cabby, Barlow, “had worked for [him] for 5 years” when the planning of the train theft began (Chrichton 67). Also, “it’s two years gone”since Pierce last saw Agar, which insinuates that Pierce participated in criminal acts with Agar at least two years prior (Chrichton 9). The fact that Pierce had been involved in crime for so many years and with so many people reveals that what Pierce was up to was a much more serious affair. This newly established addiction with a life in the shadows led to Pierce’s involvement and eventual success in the train robbery. Through the reader’s awareness of Pierce’s criminal knowledge and many accomplices in Michael Chriton’s The Great Train Robbery, readers see why Pierce led this amazing train robbery. Although hobbies can be a beneficial way to enhance life, when they take over and one has “waited a year” just to get one plan done… it is time to move on to other endeavors (Chrichton
Is it Edward Pierce, Andrew Miller, Robert Jefferson, or John Simms…? The identity of the supposed foundling who committed the Great Train Robbery remains ambiguous, but the motives behind it are not. Michael Chricton’s The Great Train Robbery sheds light on Edward Pierce’s obsession with crime through information about his accomplices and impeccable criminal knowledge to prove how his obsession motivated his undertaking in this 1855 crime.
The red-bearded man’s sophistication in the crime scene portrays his love affair with wrongdoing, a main factor as to why he robbed the train that one night in May of 1855. Pierce was “exuberant in [his] approach to crime” when “[he] and his fellow conspirators” easily found the first two keys (Chrichton 6,97). Even to replace the gold’s weight Pierce was prepared, and he bought lead …show more content…
Pierce’s buck cabby, Barlow, “had worked for [him] for 5 years” when the planning of the train theft began (Chrichton 67). Also, “it’s two years gone”since Pierce last saw Agar, which insinuates that Pierce participated in criminal acts with Agar at least two years prior (Chrichton 9). The fact that Pierce had been involved in crime for so many years and with so many people reveals that what Pierce was up to was a much more serious affair. This newly established addiction with a life in the shadows led to Pierce’s involvement and eventual success in the train robbery. Through the reader’s awareness of Pierce’s criminal knowledge and many accomplices in Michael Chriton’s The Great Train Robbery, readers see why Pierce led this amazing train robbery. Although hobbies can be a beneficial way to enhance life, when they take over and one has “waited a year” just to get one plan done… it is time to move on to other endeavors (Chrichton