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Yesterday’s Novels

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgement …………………………………………………………………2

Abstract …………………………………………………………………………….2

Introduction …………………………………………………………………………3

Comparison …………………………………………………………………………3

Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………4

Acknowledgement

I would like to express my deep regards to my supervisor, whose help all the way from the initial stages to the final stage of the research. Her support, patience made the research a success through giving me guidelines and encouragement for conducting the research. I would also like to offer my greatest gratitude to may lecturer for approving my research proposal, and offering me more insight on the topic whenever I needed help, guidance, encouragements as well as critique that made me realize what needed correction. I would also not forget to thank my head of department professor deeply for allowing my research to go through and providing approval. In addition, I would sincerely like to give my regards to all the librarians that helped me with my research through providing me with enough resources on the research subject. Finally, my family was quite supportive of my research, a fact that encouraged me further, which is hwy I would not forget to pass my greatest regards to them.

Abstract

The research focuses on analyzing the works of two writers of the early 20^th century, Margaret Mitchell and Agatha Christine. The two writers are of different regions, and Agatha has done many works while Mitchell is famous for just a few publications. However, their writing, style, and themes have quite several similarities that make their work unique in their way and considering time. The two writers write about fiction in their work, where Mitchell writes on historical fiction while Agatha writes on murder mysteries. In addition, the two writers never got to practice what they studies considering Agatha never went to any school while Mitchell went to pursue medicine but never practiced medicine. Agatha’s style is murder mystery with many suspects together, such in a train, a cruise and a dinner (christiemystery.co.uk, 2011). They both use vivid language and figurative language too.

Introduction

Margaret Mitchell and Agatha Christine are some of the write of the early twentieth century that left a tremendous mark in the world of literature. Mitchell was born in Atlanta, on 8 November 1900 to a lawyer and a historian. Her writing started at a tender age of 15, and graduated from college and pursued a career in medicine. At the time of her passing away in 1949, she had been a journalist, and published some of her articles in the journal in 1922 when she gained recognition. She went ahead to write her best selling novel, “gone with the wind,” which was on history fiction, left a mark in the world of literature even to this date (Eskridge, 2000). On the other hand, Agatha is yet another of the writers of this period, born in England in 1890 as the last born to her parents. Despite never getting a chance to attend school, she managed to be one of the greatest writers of her time. She got education from home by a tutor and governess. She was quite creative as a child, and chose music as her career. However, while working as a nurse, she decided to be a writer when she decided to write about detective fiction, having a character in several books (Bargainnier, 1980). Unlike Mitchell, she managed to write many books. Looking at the two writers, several similarities can be drawn from their work, including their writing style themes among others.

Comparison

Both of these authors have made a remarkable mark in the world of literature that continues to stir many readers. During their own time, they have been recognized through being awarded prizes for their work in literature. Despite Mitchell not writing many books like Agatha, both have had their share of fame, which continue even today (Pyron, 1991). While Mitchell focused on historical fiction, Agatha on the other hand focused on murder mysteries.

In their themes, there are similarities where the theme of survival has been addressed. Mitchell addresses this theme through illustrating how people survived in difficult times during the civil war as well as how others were not able to survive such circumstances. Her characters are set in the background of the civil war. On the other hand, Agatha addresses this them too, but not in much detail as she illustrates survival of people among themselves where some are killed. Her characters are set on the actions that cause death, or wars between people. Another prominent theme with both writers is love. Mitchell addresses this theme through illustrating how love goes on even in the worst of conditions. This theme is also in Agatha’s novels, where many people do kill out of love such as in her novel, “death on the Nile” (christiemystery.co.uk, 2011).

Another similarity occurring between the two authors is their experiences in life that lead. Mitchell pursued medicine in college, but become a journalist and never practiced medicine. This is the same for Agatha who never attended school but become a renowned writer while she was taught at home by a tutor. She expressed herself through writing considering she was a shy woman. The same way, Mitchell expressed issues concerning women through books. The two writers have a lot in common. The two authors managed to tough their readers in their own ways using words that fitted their themes and characters. Their experiences make them unique as opposed to other writers, considering they become writers out of their own will and talent in a time when women had little influence.

Conclusion

The similarities of the two writers can be seen starting from their experiences in life, where they both drift away to writing when one studied medicine and the other had no opportunity of going to school. Their themes are not much different, and are centered on love and ordinary issues that happen in life, against a background of some action. The two authors managed to attract many people to read their books, which continue even to this day, many years after their deaths.

References

Bargainnier, E. F. (1980). The detective fiction of Agatha Christie. Bowling GreenStateUniversity.

christiemystery.co.uk. (2011). Agatha Christie – Her Method of Writing. Retrieved from: http://www.christiemystery.co.uk/method.html

Eskridge, J. (2000). Girlhood writings of Margaret Mitchell. Athens: Hill Street Press.

Pyron, D. A. (1991). The life of Margaret Mitchell. New York: OxfordUniversity Press.