The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd can be seen as a social critique in the guise of a murder mystery because it exposes how Mrs. Ferrars uses money to cover up murdering her husband. It critiques, as well,...

In his investigation in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Poirot takes a systematic approach that addresses both emotional and logical factors. Poirot is sensitive to unspoken nuances that betray...

The "breach of the reader's trust" is implemented in Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd through the designation of the narrator as the killer.

The murderer in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is characterized by intelligence, trustworthiness, inquisitiveness, patience, and a fondness for tinkering with mechanical objects. This person is so...

Christie concealed Dr. Sheppard's guilt in "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" by making him the first-person narrator, which allowed him to present events filtered to make himself appear innocent. She...

Dr. James Sheppard's confession in "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" highlights both his pride in his deceptive abilities and Christie's narrative ingenuity. Sheppard's self-congratulation on cleverly...

One way to write a critical analysis of a chapters, such as chapter five, would be to look at the literary device of elision. In this device, a writer leaves information out of a narrative. Writers...