hidden messages
Hi everyone ,just wanted to check especially who re-read AC alot if Mrs.Christie did ever hide a message in her books except the message of " the murderer will be caught no matter how clever he is, or crime never can be hidden..etc" I want something which is more related to social life you know things like morals.. If yes please mention the moral with book , because I read somewhere that every author hide a message in their writing and I wanted to know if AC did that ^_^
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Maybe the message from "The Hollow" is that the victim got what he deserved because he cheated on his wife, and the murderer was driven to kill him because of his cheating.
Also the mistress is left unhappy at the end, with only her art, so is that Christie's way of saying she is paying the price for her adultery?
Interesting when you consider what Archie did to Agatha in her own life.
The most frequent message is "Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover": in almost every book, people make false assumptions about the detective (usually Poirot or Miss Marple), the murderer, the victim, or the beautiful heroine based on their ethnicity, age, looks, or other superficial qualities. As the mystery unfolds, Christie delights in showing the reader and the characters the hidden qualities in these people that were not immediately apparent or were obscured by stereotypes.
Another frequent message is the difference between detective fiction and real life. In some of Christie's stories, characters jump to false conclusions because they expect the mysterious circumstances they are currently experiencing to adhere to generic tropes of detective fiction. Hastings often makes this mistake and Poirot frequently corrects his false assumptions. The absurdity of some elements of Ariadne Oliver's plots also conveys this message. Another example, if I remember correctly, in The Mirror Crack'd Inspector Craddock says jokingly that Miss Knight must be the murderer because in detective fiction it is always the least likely suspect who is the murderer and Miss Knight is least likely suspect, but Miss Marple counters that in her experience it is generally the most likely person doing exactly what she expects him or her to be doing. There are many other examples (like the intelligence of the police, how guns work, etc.).
Christie also teaches her readers to be wary of narrators. Some of Christie's narrators actively mislead the reader, whereas other narrators (like Hastings) inadvertently lead the reader down the wrong path. These stories teach readers to read sources critically to distinguish objective facts from the narrator's distorted opinions.
Christie also usually emphasizes that seemingly supernatural circumstances are the products of human deception and overactive imaginations. Poirot declares in "The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb": "What I meant was that I believe in the terrific force of superstition. Once get it firmly established that a series of deaths are supernatural, and you might almost stab a man in broad daylight, and it would still be put down to the curse, so strongly is the instinct of the supernatural implanted in the human race." With some exceptions (namely, some of Christie's short stories), Christie and her characters usually exploit supernatural atmospheres to make others believe in the illusions and lies they have created to hide their crimes.
Some of Christie's books raise ethical questions about justice (namely, Murder on the Orient Express, And Then There Were None, and Ordeal by Innocence) which it is up to the reader to decide where he or she stands on the given issue.
Other stories investigate the nature of love and teach the reader healthy and unhealthy forms of love. (Some examples include Death on the Nile, Murder is Easy, Sad Cypress, Death Comes as the End, The Hollow, Endless Night, Nemesis, and Elephants Can Remember).
Some stories explore power relations and illustrate both the impossibility of exercising absolute authority over others and the dangers of attempting to do so. (Examples include The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Death on the Nile, Appointment with Death, Hercule Poirot's Christmas, Ordeal by Innocence, and Elephants Can Remember).
Another fertile ground which Christie explores is how crime affects the minds of both the guilty and the innocent. Correct detection, Christie repeatedly illustrates, is essential for the protection of the innocent from the pain caused by internal and external manifestations of suspicion. (Some examples include: The Body in the Library, The Moving Finger, and Ordeal by Innocence).
Christie also represents Truth as a thing of beauty which can heal old wounds created by uncertainty. While seeking the Truth can be dangerous, Christie represents its potential to heal as worth the risks a proper investigation of old sins generates. (Some examples include Five Little Pigs, Mrs. McGinty's Dead, and Elephants Can Remember).
In some novels, Christie expresses her political views. (Some examples include One, Two Buckle My Shoe, Sparkling Cyanide, and Passenger to Frankfurt).
Christie also explores the influence of the past on the present and how memory works. She shows how memories often change to present the past in the way in which the individual wants the past to be remembered. Christie also recognizes the unconscious grains of truth people communicate even in fuzzy or distorted memories. (Some examples include Hercule Poirot's Christmas, Five Little Pigs, After the Funeral, Dead Man's Folly, At Bertram's Hotel, Endless Night, and Elephants Can Remember).
Christie is also very interested in the nature of evil. (Some examples include Evil Under the Sun, Death Comes as the End, After the Funeral, Dead Man's Folly, and Endless Night).
Christie also warns her readers to distrust utopias because it is impossible to achieve a perfect world. She shows how easily villains can cloak their wickedness under utopian schemes. Christie also emphasizes the devastating effect good intentions can produce when individuals thoughtlessly pursue abstract concepts without heeding practical realities. (Some examples include One, Two Buckle My Shoe, Destination Unknown, The Mirror Crack'd, Hallowe'en Party, and Passenger to Frankfurt).
Christie is also very concerned about the role of art in society and the dangers of the pursuit of the beautiful or art for art's sake. (Some examples include Five Little Pigs, The Hollow, and Hallowe'en Party).
This is only a small sample of "hidden messages" Christie communicates to her readers. As you can see, there are lots of things one can learn from reading and thinking about Christie's books.