Whodunit?
This character, a retired Belgian detective, solves the mystery of the murder aboard the Orient Express.
Who is Hercule Poirot?
This is the name of the protagonist, who is seemingly the last man alive in a world overrun by vampire-like creatures.
Who is Robert Neville?
This character, who clings to illusions of a past that never really existed, is a key figure in A Streetcar Named Desire.
Who is Blanche DuBois?
This concept, explored in all three works, is central to understanding characters who face overwhelming isolation and detachment.
What is loneliness?
Fear of foreigners
What is xenophobia?
This man, the victim of the murder on the Orient Express, was found dead in his compartment with multiple stab wounds.
Who is Samuel Ratchett?
This virus is responsible for the transformation of humanity into monstrous, vampire-like creatures.
What is the Krippin Virus?
This character, Blanche’s sister, is married to Stanley Kowalski and is caught between loyalty to her family and the harsh realities of her life.
Who is Stella Kowalski?
In both Murder on the Orient Express and I Am Legend, the protagonists are faced with a moral dilemma: to do what is just or to do what is necessary for survival. This theme is known as...
What is the conflict between justice and survival?
Having to do with existence
What is existential?
This woman, the princess who was once engaged to Samuel Ratchett's previous identity, plays a pivotal role in the resolution of the case.
Who is Princess Dragomiroff?
The title of the novel, I Am Legend, refers to Neville's realization that he has become a legend in this sense: he is feared by the infected, but he is also this.
What is the last human?
Stanley Kowalski is portrayed as a primal and dominant figure, symbolizing this type of force within the play.
What is brute masculinity/male chauvinism.
This topic is explored in all three works, where characters face the emotional or psychological impact of their past actions, mistakes, or traumas. Whether it's Poirot's moral dilemma, Neville’s regret over humanity’s downfall, or Blanche’s tragic history, this theme is a constant.
What is guilt?
Operating on a living animal for scientific investigation
What is vivisection?
This type of weapon was used to kill Samuel Ratchett, making the murder particularly mysterious.
What is a knife?
Neville’s struggle for survival includes the loss of this family member, who died from the virus before the events of the novel.
Who is his wife (Virginia)?
The streetcar named "Desire" symbolizes this overarching theme that drives many of the characters' actions in the play.
What is longing for something new?
This major theme is shown when Ratchett is killed, the infected are mistreated, and Blanche is assaulted by Stanley.
The repercussions connected to revenge?
one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like
What is beneficiary?
The final solution to the murder is revealed as a coordinated effort by everyone on the train, motivated by this tragic event from the past.
What is the kidnapping and murder of Daisy Armstrong?
This character, who Neville tries to save and believes is immune to the virus, is key to the story’s climactic turn.
Who is Ruth?
The tragic events of A Streetcar Named Desire culminate in this moment, when Blanche’s mental state deteriorates.
What is her commitment to a mental institution?
Develop one new theme that connects all three of the texts together.
Teacher choice!
any trade, profession, or occupation; a sense of fitness or special calling for one's work
What is vocation?