Blog 11: Research Draft

Jennifer Donovan

ENG3029

Dr. Chandler

4/29/12

Murder mysteries are a popular aspect in literature in the world. There are many people who read the books for the thrill, the suspense and the excitement. There are so many turning points in the book that can keep a reader interested. Readers want to keep interested into the books that they read otherwise they can be turned off and stop reading completely. Reading murder mysteries keep readers of all ages turning page after page to see what happened or if the body was found or if the person they suspected from the beginning was really the murderer.

Literature can take a reader in multiple directions. They can have ironic twists to keep the reader thinking that there is one murderer or two and end up at the end of the book being a completely different person. Murder mysteries are so popular due to them keeping interesting facts, how people died, and statistics and can relate to everyday events. Numerous people keep up on everyday events and can connect those mysteries with what is happening in the world today.

Mystery readers are people who are intelligent and have a sense of curiosity (web, Mystery Novels). Clues and events from history can be found all in one book. There are also many factors that come into play such as culture, romance and travel. They can help make the literature interesting to read about if they can relate to it. The reader can bring their own experiences and bring it into the read to imagine a new beginning or end to a chapter.

From an interview I did with Betty Webster, many interesting questions were asked. One was want intrigues you to want to read murder mystery literature? Her response was her liking the action, turning points and it having so much suspense for her to keep reading. Betty raised an interesting point that adventurous people like outgoing books with many twists and turns and want to keep the reader going. Adventurous people like to not put the book down and to read all the way to the end.

As an interviewer, I conducted a small questionnaire that consisted of about twelve questions that related to murder mystery literature of action and spontaneous adventurous. According to Betty the best way to read a murder mystery is with silence and the willingness to keep reading in an upbeat mood. One question that raised an interesting fact was what are your interests? Betty stated her interests were cooking, being outgoing, and spontaneous trips and being able to go out and have fun and deal with the problems that may occur as you go on.

With Betty’s statement about her interests, it showed how she relates the literature with her own life. She reads what she knows and is able to relate her life with and see what happens to a character compared to her own real life. She is able to know it is not all true but she likes to see what others can go through and conquer. It made herself feel like she is able to do a lot more. Many sit around and are very cautious, but not Betty. She likes to go out and have fun and not worry about anything. She is very daring and is able to let life bring whatever may come and she deals with it.

Murder mysteries are a popular genre in literature. They let us portray our lives to a certain extent. They allow us to see what challenges one can face and how we can feel it based upon suspense and the tone of the story. They sometimes have cliff hangers that keep us wanting more and we have to wait for another book or a series to come out. There are many factors people like murder mystery; it is a genre that mixes everything into one book. Anything can be put into a murder mystery and so much detail can make a difference from facts to articles from newspapers or details of clothing to scenery. Such vivid imagery can keep us focused to see how a writer will take the characters to another level.