Identifying and analysing Anthony Horowitz's use of resolution in 'Moriarty'
I can identify and analyse Horowitz's use of symbolism and setting to create resolution in 'Moriarty'.
Identifying and analysing Anthony Horowitz's use of resolution in 'Moriarty'
I can identify and analyse Horowitz's use of symbolism and setting to create resolution in 'Moriarty'.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Potentially, crime fiction is a popular genre because people want to explore the darkness without experiencing it.
- Stereotypically, crime fiction is resolved by the crime being solved and the criminal facing justice.
- While the criminal is apprehended in his story, Horowitz subverts the genre by having another criminal capture him.
- Arguably, Horowitz creates a reassuring resolution through the use of setting, light imagery and symbolism.
Keywords
Resolution - the conclusion of the story's plot where all unanswered questions are solved
Idyllic - a place or experience that is extremely pleasant, beautiful or peaceful
Crime fiction - a fictional narrative where a crime is committed and investigated by a professional or amateur
Stereotype - a set idea that people have about what someone or something is like
Symbolism - the idea that things (images, people etc.) represent other things
Common misconception
Some people think that crime fiction is a trivial genre.
Crime fiction explores the dark side of human psychology and reading crime fiction where the crime is solved can help reassure us that society is a safe place and criminals are punished.
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Equipment
You need a copy of the 2014 Orion Books edition of 'Moriarty' by Anthony Horowitz for this lesson (not provided).
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of serious crime
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
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