5/22/12 Tuesday

Chapter IV

Journal Questions

1. Getting into their "head space." Notice how from time to time the author chooses to go into the internal world of her characters, sharing their thoughts, dreams, hallucinations, and feelings. Examine one particular incidence of this that happened in the last 4 chapters by...

a) ...naming the chapter the event occurred in and the name of the specific character

b) ...explaining where they were physically in the reality of the story world at the time (one sentence)

c) ...explaining what was going on in the character's mind:  where were they in their head?  Who or what were they thinking about?

d) ...explaining why this is an effective tool for storytelling.  Why does Agatha do this? What do we gain as readers?  How does it improve the story?  Why does she bother?

2. Reactions and Accusations. Track how each character (that's EACH character) reacts to their individual accusations of murder on the gramophone. Who takes responsibility? Who makes excuses? Who blames others? Explain each character.

3. So... Whodunnit so far? At this point you are probably already suspecting someone of being the killer. Who is your current pick? Give three intelligent, well thought out reasons why they are the most likely candidate at this time.