How might Christie’s work be just as effective in showing us good characterization, with meaningful themes, and important (multi) cultural perspectives?

 Agatha Christie Over the course of several works throughout this semester, which is sub-titled “The Gothic, the Ghostly, and the Mysterious,” we have dealt with the high/pop culture discussion quite a bit, especially in relation to “the mysterious.” With works that contained a lot of Gothic elements, the items on the syllabus were by authors […]

What inexplicable or unfathomable aspects would lead you to believe Elizabeth Bowen wants us to believe there is an actual ghost/demon, etc. at work here?

Ghost Story Elements What are elements in this story that would make it seem like a “ghost story”? That is, what possible “supernatural” events do you spot in the story? What inexplicable or unfathomable aspects would lead you to believe Elizabeth Bowen wants us to believe there is an actual ghost/demon, etc. at work here? […]