Aug 2 Aug 2 Whodunits in Charts Jess Ghost Projects, English Class, Art View fullsize A pie chart entitled ‘Social Class of Killer’. It shows that over 50% of the killers in whodunits are upper class, a thin sliver of killers are working class, and the rest are middle class. ‘Butler’ appears in the key, but represents 0%. View fullsize A bar chart entitled ‘Ethical Issues with Whodunits’. The Y axis is labelled ‘Intensity of Ethical Problem’. Problems include that crime fiction sets up brutality as a game/puzzle, centres the story on the killer and their supposed ingenuity, implies deduction is anyone’s game, and that the victim is just a necessary plot device. View fullsize A series of bubbles of various sizes under the heading “Prevalence of Tropes“. The biggest bubble is ‘Lack of Grief’. Other large bubbles include ‘Red Herrings’, ‘Suspects gathered for final reveal’, ‘Police jump to incorrect conclusions’. Smaller bubbles include ‘time was adjusted’, ‘acknowedgement of unlikelihood of so many murders’, ‘secret love child’ and ‘victim was actually left-handed!’ View fullsize A histogram with the title ‘Death’, and both axis also titled ‘Death’. An amorphous red blob makes up the actual histogram. The first of my monthly newsletters is going out today (August 2nd). You can find the subscription form here. Leave a comment
