Divisive ending of Murder on the Orient Express

Divisive ending of Murder on the Orient ExpressPapers must be typed, double spaced, in 12 point Times New Roman font, and must adhere to MLA format.  Papers should be approximately 6-8 pages long (longer is fine, too!).  You are encouraged to use and cite from your lecture notes, in addition to the main texts you are examining. Given your strong opinions in class about the divisive ending of Murder on the Orient Express, construct an alternate ending. In your “revision” of Christie’s text, create a detailed story that captures and conveys your particular view of justice for these characters.  This should take 3-4 pages.  Next, write a detailed essay that explains the choices you made, the goals you were striving to meet with relation to your view of fairness and justice, etc.  This portion consists of self-analysis—that is, a close reading of your own new ending.  This part should also take 3-4 pages.  In this analytical exegesis (definition: a critical explanation/interpretation), you should discuss issues of class, wealth, national identity, and even gender in your determination of justice/fairness.Sample argument for exegesis portion: “The 13 conspirators aboard the Orient Express evaded justice and engaged in barbarous, illegal acts of vigilantism.  For this, I feel they needed to be punished, which is why I rewrote the ending that shows……”OR: “While I agree with Christie’s ending of allowing the 13 conspirators to escape, I rewrote Poirot’s role in their judgment because I feel that his excusing himself from the case was too irresponsible…  Therefore, I rewrote the ending to show….”Examine and discuss the difference between “heteronormative/safe” behaviors and “transgressive/dangerous” behaviors within the world and characters of Rebecca. Discuss how Du Maurier punishes and/or rewards such behaviors in terms of socially-conditioned gender roles and Gothic tropes of “hero,” “heroine,” and “villain(s).”Sample argument:  “The bildung process of maturation for Narratorultimately reveals the failings of the patriarchy and the failings of Du Maurier’s text as a true critique of that patriarchy.  Be reinforcing gender roles, Narrator simply becomes another insipid wife of the gentry, especially viewed in contrast with Rebecca, whose transgressions were so appalling (by the standards of England’s social hegemony) that she had to be killed and silenced.” The Gothic novel frequently deals with the following psychologically-driven themes: secrets; hauntings; crossing boundaries; confronting the past; and the use of terror and horror to drive the narrative while holding readers in suspenseful agony. Additionally, setting is crucial in the Gothic genre in displaying the fallen, unproductive world of the patriarchy.Using two or more of these themes, write a Gothic analysis of another work that we have studied in class, or choose another work and have it approved by me in advance.  Discuss how we might read these un-Gothic texts in new, Gothic ways, and why that reading could be important in our critique of society at large.Sample argument: “Gothic elements are at work within the country home of Helen Stoner.  The setting contributes to an overall feeling of unease and inappropriate power, and as Holmes confronts Helen’s past, he is able to reveal the psychological horror of rapacious male power from the father figure, Dr. GrimesbyRoylott….” Create your own prompt/project! You must discuss it with me in advance, and it must revolve around some theme/examination that we’ve worked on in class. For example, you might compare and contrast themodus operandi of Poirot with that of Holmes in a discussion about class- and wealth-consciousness of Victorian and Modernist England. You may pull inDupin from “Murders in the Rue Morgue” (in the Course Reader) to further examine the role of detective in society.Similarly, you might discuss the depictions of housewivesby examining (and contrasting or comparing) Narrator/Wife to Rebecca, in Rebecca.You might make an argument that Hitchcock’s film version of Rebecca is better/worse than the book because….You might write a paper defending the actions of either Buffalo Bill or Hannibal Lecter—as transgressive members of the all-powerful, controlling patriarchy, they are merely exhibiting signs and actions consistent with PTSD which leads them into taboo behaviors….through no fault of their own….You might examine characters who we could classify as abject, and describe how they threaten the social body and the individual body…Be creative and don’t be afraid to read additional texts or watch other films to kick-start and/or supplement your critical thinking!