Racism+and+Prejudice

A Murder is Announced Theme of Racism and Prejudice
Detective Craddock suspects Mitzi early on as being connected to the crime because she is "foreign," like Rudi Scherz - kinda prejudiced, and unfounded. But to cut him some slack, he acknowledges this conjecture as biased. Rudi Scherz hails from Switzerland, and the theory initially persists that Scherz fired the revolver and afterward committed suicide. Mitzi herself shows some prejudice by branding the police officers Nazis, generalizing from her past experiences.

Questions About Racism and Prejudice

 * 1) Detective Craddock initially suspects Mitzi; is this a product of his prejudice or the contemporary attitudes of his society?
 * 2) How do Rudi Scherz's origins factor into the initial interpretation of the case?
 * 3) What statement does Christie ultimately make about following a racial bias?

Chew on This
Try an opinion or two, start a debate, or play the devil's advocate.

Christie implies that racism leads to unfair and inaccurate conclusions.