Mystery fiction

The Winchester Mystery House is one of California's most interesting attractions. Rumors say the owner built the house to confuse evil spirits and appease pleasant spirits. During the 1900's it was estimated to cost five million dollars to construct but no one knows the true value of the house today. You can now tour the house and decide for yourself if the house is truly haunted. Sarah Winchester was married to William Winchester; son of the inventor of the repeating rifle. The couple lost…

In the book the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon find out many characteristics of Christopher. Christopher, the main character, has a disease called autism, which makes him not understand a lot of things. His disease makes him become even more brilliant, it also helps him become capable of understanding a lot more than a normal teenage boy. Christopher is a 15 year old boy who lives with his father. In the novel Christopher finds his neighbor’s dog dead in the…

and his journey to uncover the mystery of who killed his neighbor’s dog, Wellington. Christopher narrates this story in a unique way, giving readers a glimpse into the mind of a fifteen year-old boy who has Asperger’s Syndrome, a type of autistic disorder. Christopher uses unconventional quirks, such as his excellence in mathematics, his keen photographic memory, and his perseverance to succeed, to his advantage, which eventually helps him solve the murder mystery. Haddon informs readers that…

In Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, the reader is challenged to solve a murder mystery. When ten people are invited to an ominous island by strange means, they soon discover a deeper meaning to their vacation. The unknown host, Mr. Owen, has lured the ten guests to his secluded home in order to punish them for their crimes. All of Mr. Owen’s victims are guilty of murder, and the plan was to execute each one in order to ensure that justice is served. As the story progresses, it becomes…

relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff. Brontë suggests gothic complexity through transgressing normal the limits of love and life . 3.2.1. The Setting and Weather Wuthering Heights does contain some elements of the Gothic conventions; however, there are many deviations and innovations made by the writer. As it is previously mentioned in chapter one , early Gothic novels typically take the setting of a dark manor or a haunted castle , whereas the setting in Wuthering Heights is the…

Initially his research focuses on the sad end of the dog Wellington, but soon begins to shed light on a mystery that touches him closely: the death of his mother. During his research he discovers in fact some recent letters from the woman, who was believed dead, and reconstructs complicated relationship tangles between his parents and their neighbors. The…

puzzling mystery belies its surface identity as a “detective novel” and goes on to become a profound meditation on transience and mortality, the inadequacy of language, and ontological isolation . . . Two other…

While “The Destructors” by Graham Greene seize multiple features of a commercial fiction story, it is predominantly an instance of literary fiction. The story holds distinct literary concepts that allow it to differentiate from a story with the prime purpose of simply being entertainment to the common audience. Throughout the text, we discover three prominent characteristics that make this an example of a literary fiction story: a round anti-hero, enigma, and an ambiguous ending. From the…

An Analyzes of “The Monkey’s Paw” “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs it’s a science fiction a magical monkey paw that it an change a life from one day to another. It takes place in a cold winter night its dark outside and mystery. Theirs three separate men could each have three wishes from the monkeys paw. The three wishes takes place in three different times and different places it’s a mystery. The three wishes can get granted and change their life’s. The setting of the monkeys paw it’s so…

The four colors representing Nelly Dean are red, blue, grey, and yellow. Red is on the outermost layer because Nelly Dean comes off as a very strong and passionate person. She has a big heart for the kids who she has been around like Cathy Linton. Going toward the center, Nelly is represented by blue and grey. Blue shows Nelly Dean's cleanliness and security. Even though Nelly can be an instigator, her intentions are very pure and clean. She also tries to give Cathy a lot of stability as well as…