The classical detective formula in Agatha Christie's Murder on The Orient Express

Nurazni, Vini (2021) The classical detective formula in Agatha Christie's Murder on The Orient Express. Sarjana thesis, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung.

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Abstract

As a literary work, popular literature is having unique characteristic which is literary formula. Literary formula is a narrative structure which consists of some literary elements. Detective story is one of popular literature and the story has its own formula called classical detective formula. The classical detective formula is presented in Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express. This research is using Edgar Allan Poe’s theory about the classical detective formula. To make it specific, this research has been divided into two research questions, they are (1) How is the classical detective formula presented in Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express? (2) How are the phases of discovering clues built in classical detective formula? This research reveals two findings. First, based on Edgar Allan Poe’s theory on classical detective formula, four aspects of classical detective formula are found in the novel. Those aspects are (1) situation, (2) pattern of action which is divided into six phase; introduction of detective, crime and clue, investigation, announcement of the solution, explanation of the solution and denouement. (3) characters and relationships which is divided into four main characters; the detective, the victim, the criminal and those threatened by the crime but incapable to solving it, (4) setting. These four aspects are useful to identify the classical detective formula element in the story. The whole story of Murder on the Orient Express gives more understanding about the classical detective formula. The most interesting finding is that the novel is combined between mystification and inquiry process. The mystification is where detective found a lot of clues related to the crime and must uncover the criminal’s identity and motive. The inquiry process is where detective interviewed all passengers and conductors. Second, there are six phases of discovering clues in this novel, they are (1) the condition of Ratchett compartment (2) the victim’s body (3) the button (4) the pipe-cleaner, the handkerchief with initial H, the matches, and the burnt paper (5) the knife and (6) the grease spot on Countess Andrenyi passport.

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