Thoughts on “Tristram Shandy” by Laurence Sterne.“Cuchulain’s Fight with the Sea” by William Butler Yeats.Unholy Trinity: The Number Three in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”.“Correspondences” by Charles Baudelaire.Introduction to Songs of Experience by William Blake.“To an Isle in the Water” by William Butler Yeats.
“I’m afraid that observing human nature for as long as I have done, one gets not to expect very much from it.” (p. I’ll close with one that really hit home with me. Finally, there are a lot of astute observations on human behavior and society included in the book. Not only is it a great plot-driven mystery that keeps you guessing until the end, it also touches on important issues of gender bias. The more I think about this book, the more impressed I am. She’s a woman and women act in that silly way.” (p. In fact, he comes right out and states that men and women are different, thereby implying that the words and actions of a man are of greater value than those of a woman: He has no issues with women entering the workforce, choosing the type of work they want to pursue, and believes they should be provided with the same opportunities as men.Īs a contrast, Inspector Slack does not seem to hold a high opinion of women. He makes this statement very matter-of-fact. The vicar clearly advocates for gender equality. “But surely,” I said, “in these days a girl can take a post in just the same way as a man does.” (p. The vicar represents the idea of gender equality, while Inspector Slack represents the view that women are inferior to men. I found that the two views of women are embodied in two of the male characters in the book. So there is an interesting contrast between the gossipy women and the reserved and focused Marple. While the majority of the women in the book are depicted as nosy spinsters, it is Miss Marple, who is grouped in with the stereotyped women, who actually solves the case. What I do want to talk about are the gender issues I found in the book. I will say that the person I thought was the murderer was not. Everyone suspects someone, but the lack of solid evidence makes it a puzzle as to “who done it.” That’s all I’m going to say about the plot, because I don’t want to give away the ending. The basic plot is that someone is found shot within the vicarage of a small English town. The Murder at the Vicarage is the first of Christie’s books to feature Miss Marple, an elderly woman with a sharp memory and a keen eye for details. I realized while watching that I had never actually read an Agatha Christie book.
I recently watched a Doctor Who episode where the Doctor was working with Agatha Christie to solve a mystery.
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