Agatha Christie Research Paper

Agatha Christie was one of the most successful crime novelists and playwrights of the twentieth century. Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born on the fifteenth of September during the year of 1890. Ms. Christie was born in Torquay, England. She was the youngest of three children growing up in a middle class family supported by her father. When Ms. Christie was eleven years old her father passed away from a series of heart attacks leaving the family in a tight financial situation. When Ms. Christie turned sixteen years old she moved to Paris for schooling in singing and piano. Her mother encouraged Agatha to pursue opera, while studying in Paris. She was very good and very talented, but “her extreme shyness and awkwardness in public prevented

They gave birth to one child, a daughter named Rosalind. “There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that is yours, yet mysteriously a stranger” (Ac in Auto, 330). Agatha Christie had many influences in her writing varying from her home life, to her family to even World War 1, in her stories a big influence came from a popular hobby that was sparking interest in … time period among society which was Archaeology….

Some of Christie’s “works feature archaeological themes, artifacts and (Christie, web 01)” even Archaeologist’s. Giving the presence of ancient artifacts symbolizing death, impending trouble, and mystery. Another big influence in Christie’s writing was her service in World War 1 as a nurse. Christie’s experience as a war nurse not only affected the theme of her novels it influenced the plot as well. In her stories war was a recurring theme; sometimes involving family’s who lost a male figure, which died during the war. In the 1920’s over 15 million lives were lost during the World War, and many families in Europe were affected by it. By relating her stories to her readers, her novels became very popular. Continuing her service in the war Christie also worked as an assistant in a pharmacy, where she learned about