Monday, April 12, 2010

Murder on the Orient Express

How does the unusual setting of the story shape the structure of Poirot's investigation? What advantages does it give him? What challenges does it present? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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  1. He is in a train trapped with snow on the outside it prevents the murder from ecsaping. It is easy to narrow the suspects until it is figured out.
    ~$parky~

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  2. Since they are snowed in, they have to be on the train with the murderer. this gives Poriot a choice between 12 people to accuse. Where I am in the book, Poriot is interviewing everyone to find out more info.

    Cameron

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  3. The good thing about being in a train is that there aren't too many people to choose from. Also, the murderer couldn't escape because when he/she did, it would be obvious that that person is the murderer. I can't think of a challenge that it would present.
    ~Tabitha

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