Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie states, “If you love, you will suffer, and if do not love, you do not know the meaning of a Christian life”. The quote means that Jesus loved everyone and he suffered for us by being brutally tortured by Pontius Pilate. Some of the incidents Jesus went through were more serious than the ones these characters go through in the novel, but they still suffered in their own way. Nonetheless, the second part of this quote mirrors that if you do not love, you will not find God or…

white, just shades of gray. Sarah Koenig constantly gives you points that support each side with each new episode and it keeps me wanting to listen to the next episode. Hearing this mystery has awakened my desire to read mysteries such as the Agatha Christie series; but my preference lie in the criminal shows, such as N.C.I.S., Graceland, and all documentaries. I personally love shows that make the viewer consider the seedy side of human nature. True crime shows and podcasts are so popular…

spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns.” -Wikipedia. There are many causes of insanity, including genetics. Outside forces can also lead to insanity, such as abuse. In “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie, Vera Claythorne was driven insane by guilt, fear, but not anxiety caused from the present situation. Vera Claythorne realizes that she was responsible for the death of Cyril when the narrator stated “That was what murder was- as easy as…

Agatha Christie, for example, became a nurse in London hospital, and eventually went to work in the hospital dispensary, where she acquired the valuable knowledge of poisons that was so useful to her when she began to write her detective stories. One London hospital…

Agatha Christie symbolism in the novel “Three Blind Mice” is the abuse that the character Jim suffered from; the novel that was written by Agatha Christie tells the story of how being abused as a child affected Jim as an adult. In the “Three Blind Mice,” Jim, his brother and sister were abused as a child; children that are abused or go through a trauma can have sever psychological effects on them whenever they area adults. Any type of abuse experiences and trauma during a persons childhood and…

Many Gothic literature novels or short stories show techniques of suspicion and supernatural elements. The novel And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie and the short story ¨Ghostly Rental¨ by Henry James both show characteristics of being Gothic literature. They share many similar ideas and topics, but also many different ones. In these stories, the elements help to describe the atmosphere of the main idea of each story. In the novel And Then There Were None, ten people including himself…

Our first assigned reading was Poe’s detective story, The Murders in Rue Morgue. In the story, the unconventional detective Dupin and the unnamed narrator solve the murder with the assistance of the police, their own private investigating, and Dupin’s intellect. When we watched The Study in Pink, similarities could be drawn between Poe’s detective, Dupin, and Doyle’s detective, Sherlock Holmes. For example, Sherlock is an unconventional detective. He also does his own private investigating and…

she says, I try my hardest to understand she’s doing it out of love.” A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity; it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path - Agatha Christie.” That’s the truest statement I’ve ever heard. Her love for me is so great I don’t think any human mind could understand. Little does she know, no human mind will be able to understand the love I have for her. My mom has taught me some of…

The mystery genre has borne some of the most fascinating characters in the world, two of the most recognized being Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. Though Sherlock Holmes, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Hercule Poirot, created by Agatha Christie, are both famed intellectual detectives and share many aspects, there are also many distinctions that distinguish their characters from one another, the most prominent examples being their appearance, their…

“And Then There Were None” Vs. “Ten Little Indians” The movie Ten Little Indians is based on the novel And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. However, there is a great range of differences between the two. In fact, very few things from the book were kept in the movie. From the names of characters to the end of the murder mystery story, many things were changed. In both the novel and the movie, ten guests are invited to a secluded house by a mysterious Mr. U. N. Owen. Between the book and…