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Genre Study-Murder on the Orient Express (Characters (Mary Debenham (Mary…
Genre Study-Murder on the Orient Express
Motifs
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Americans
Portrayed as loud, obnoxious, and act like their country is the best. Examples of this include Mrs Hubbard and Hardman, the American male and female on the train, use improper slang , such as referring to their fellow passenger as "folks ."
Class
The order of class is represented as really important in the book. It is obvious the the upper-class and lower-class passengers are portrayed differently and
Identity
It is assumed at the beginning of the book that everyone's identity is accurate, but it is revealed throughout the book that no-one is who they claim to be.
Conventions
Protagonist
Detective
Hercule Poirot is the main protagonist in the book, and it is clear that he is a very able detective
Antagonist
Murderer
The murder in the book it is proven to be Ratchett, and he murdered Daisy for money.
Crime
In this novel, the crime committed was murder
Motive
There was some motive that fueled the desire for the murder to kill the victim.
Clues
The clues not only seem obscure, but also very misleading for the reader.
Themes
Morals in Murder
Everyone close to the Armstrong's was furious with Ratchett for murder Daisy. They are so infuriated that hey themselves want to kill Ratchett. However, they had just been angry at him for murdering, yet they too want to murder? is that morally correct?
Characters
Mary Debenham
Mary Debenham is Daisy Armstrong's governess. Hercule Poirot described her in the book as "efficient and cool." She does acts extremely dignified which is what made Poirot deem her as suspicious.
Mrs Hubbard
Daisy Armstrong's grandmother. She represents the motif of Americanism by loudly expressing her ideas and views to the other passengers.
Hector Mcqueen
Ratchett's "sidekick," also described as his secretary. He tried to cover Ratchett, which seem extremely suspicious to Poirot
Doctor Constantine
He helps M. Bouc and Poirot along with the case. He is said the be a "coroner," which means he looks into sudden and sucpicious deaths.
M. Bouc
Used to work for the Belgian Police Force with Hercule Poirot. Quite a humorous character, and is confused by the case.
Princess Dragomiroff
Princess Dragomiroff is a Russian Princess, who owns the handkerchief embroidered with the letter "H"
Ratchett
Ratchett is the murderer in the book. He kidnapped and murdered Daisy Armstrong for money. Hercule Poirot describes him as "wild animal"
Hercule Poirot
A majority of the book is written from his perspective. He is an extremely able detective, who is creative and things outside the book. He was able to solve the crime with rather minimal resources and seemingly random clues. He was even able to identify the difference between a stab wound inflicted by a left-hander and a right-hander