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Table of Contents
1 Introduction
2 History and Definition of the Detective Story
3 Intruder in the Dust as a Detective Story
3.1 Elements of the Plot
3.1.1 The Murder as the Central Crime
3.1.2 Interrogation of Suspects
3.1.3 The Answer to the Crime
3.1.4 The Red Herring
3.1.5 The Idea of Fair Play
3.2 Places and Figures in a Detective Story
3.3 The Protagonists in a Detective Story
3.3.1 The Role of the Detective
3.3.2 The Role of the Watson Figure
4 History and Definition of the Novel of Initiation
5 Intruder in the Dust as a Novel of Initiation
5.1 The Beginning of Charles Mallison’s Maturation
5.1.1 Charles Mallison as a Racist
5.1.1.1 Charles Mallison’s Use of Language
5.1.1.2 Charles Mallison’s Attitude towards Lucas
5.1.2 Charles Mallison’s Moment of Initiation
5.2 The Process of Charles Mallison’s Maturation
5.2.1 Charles Mallison’s Emotional Transformation
5.2.2 Charles Mallison’s Intellectual Transformation
5.3 The End of Charles Mallison’s Maturation
5.3.1 Charles Mallison as a Man
5.3.2 Charles Mallison’s Reconciliation to Society
6 Summary
7 Works Cited List
- Quote paper
- Kerstin Köck (Author), 2010, "Intruder in the Dust" and the Question of Genre, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/305762
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