Although I am not yet finished with The Dante Club, I am still able to make some last comments about the academic mystery genre. Here are some concluding thoughts:
- The academic setting is used because it is a common area and thus “scary” to have a mystery in, making it even more interesting.
- It can be a school, which is usually big, making the case harder to solve because there’s so many places to hide.
- There’s also a lot of people in these type of settings; this allows for there to be several witnesses and at the same time, several suspects, making it more difficult to narrow down the list.
- Novels in this genre often teach the reader new things, including history, that the average person wouldn’t necessarily know about in great detail.
- There are usually several references to literary figures and/or novels.
- It doesn’t necessarily have to be set in an academic setting but can be metaphorically “academic” in the sense that the reader learns a great deal, especially as a result of an academic approach to discovering the murderer/perpetrator. Thoroughly analyzing evidence and people helps further this academic point.
- There’s usually detectives involved.
- Romance is in some way involved in the novel.
No comments:
Post a Comment