Guilty or not guilty?
Yes, I didn't blog yesterday. It was a great day though, with a very nice visit from two of my friends, and the little boy of one of them. My goddaughter (the boy's older sister) was sick, unfortunately, so she couldn't come, and was sad about it. I sent her good wishes and some cookies, candy, and a bun, to cheer her up.
I also didn't go to the training today, partly because I'm a little feverish, and partly because I'm having doubts about the smartness of accepting a part-time job that pays very little. I think I have to consider other options, especially for the summer, because there's the interest of my student loan to be paid during June, and I can't risk losing any money. It's really frustrating not to be able to just take the job and know that your financial situation will get better. But that's the reality of the situation right now, and I need to think about this a little more.
The book for today is Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie. It's a novel about murder in retrospect. A scientist, Arthur Calgary, who has recently returned from a polar expedition, finds out that he gave a lift, and unbeknownst to himself, an alibi, to Jacko Argyle, a man who was convicted for the murder of his adoptive mother, and sentenced to death. He wasn't aware of meeting the suspect, because he had an accident and got a concussion, which led him to lose some vital hours of his life. When Calgary meets the Argyle family to tell them Jacko was innocent, he isn't met with joy and relief but shock and resentment. Jacko's innocence means that someone else is guilty. Who is it?
I'm interested in the themes of this book: crime, family, innocence, guilt, suspicion. It's fascinating to read a crime story that focuses on the effects of a crime on those who "get away with it", because they don't, really. Suspicion poisons the relations between the members of the Argyle family, and they show the basest side of their nature. In many crime novels, almost all of the suspects have something to hide, even if it's just a silly love affair, or a small theft. The Argyles have to face "the calamity of the innocent", and maybe the worst part is having to admit that they would rather see anyone else being hanged for the crime, if the police would just quit asking questions.
I'm going to stay with my cousin and her baby tomorrow, and I'm returning home on Thursday. I'm going to try to blog while I'm there, but I probably won't be keeping my normal schedule with the memes. Sometimes, real life interferes with blogging... See you!
I also didn't go to the training today, partly because I'm a little feverish, and partly because I'm having doubts about the smartness of accepting a part-time job that pays very little. I think I have to consider other options, especially for the summer, because there's the interest of my student loan to be paid during June, and I can't risk losing any money. It's really frustrating not to be able to just take the job and know that your financial situation will get better. But that's the reality of the situation right now, and I need to think about this a little more.
The book for today is Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie. It's a novel about murder in retrospect. A scientist, Arthur Calgary, who has recently returned from a polar expedition, finds out that he gave a lift, and unbeknownst to himself, an alibi, to Jacko Argyle, a man who was convicted for the murder of his adoptive mother, and sentenced to death. He wasn't aware of meeting the suspect, because he had an accident and got a concussion, which led him to lose some vital hours of his life. When Calgary meets the Argyle family to tell them Jacko was innocent, he isn't met with joy and relief but shock and resentment. Jacko's innocence means that someone else is guilty. Who is it?
I'm interested in the themes of this book: crime, family, innocence, guilt, suspicion. It's fascinating to read a crime story that focuses on the effects of a crime on those who "get away with it", because they don't, really. Suspicion poisons the relations between the members of the Argyle family, and they show the basest side of their nature. In many crime novels, almost all of the suspects have something to hide, even if it's just a silly love affair, or a small theft. The Argyles have to face "the calamity of the innocent", and maybe the worst part is having to admit that they would rather see anyone else being hanged for the crime, if the police would just quit asking questions.
I'm going to stay with my cousin and her baby tomorrow, and I'm returning home on Thursday. I'm going to try to blog while I'm there, but I probably won't be keeping my normal schedule with the memes. Sometimes, real life interferes with blogging... See you!