CURTAIN is a hateful book, where she strips Poirot of everything that ever made him happy, or good.
But - but - he had his brain. Which was the most important thing. And yes, he was the murderer, but he always did act according to his private notions of justice - for example, take Roger Ackroyd and Orient Express, where he effectively lets the murderer get away with it. And he acted perfectly in character when he killed himself rather than let himself become what he's always disapproved of.
...I think LKH is interrogating this text from the wrong perspective.
(I know, I know, everyone else already knew that. But I felt I had to defend Poirot, my favourite literary detective ever.)
no subject
But - but - he had his brain. Which was the most important thing. And yes, he was the murderer, but he always did act according to his private notions of justice - for example, take Roger Ackroyd and Orient Express, where he effectively lets the murderer get away with it. And he acted perfectly in character when he killed himself rather than let himself become what he's always disapproved of.
...I think LKH is interrogating this text from the wrong perspective.
(I know, I know, everyone else already knew that. But I felt I had to defend Poirot, my favourite literary detective ever.)