Money+and+Greed

A Murder is Announced Theme of Money and Greed
The main suspects are believed to have a motive for killing Miss Blacklock because they want to get their hands on her inheritance.In the end, however, it’s Miss Blacklock herself who will do anything, even sacrifice her dear friend Dora, in the pursuit of money. Miss Blacklock turned out to be Charlotte Blacklock in an attempt to gain the inheritance that was passed to Leticia after her father passed away. Charlotte also put Miss Bunner's life on the line in order to gain the inheritance and also when Charlotte killed Miss Murgatroyd due to the fact her identity would be revealed. In addition, Miss Blacklock realizes when Julia Simmons wrote that she was visiting, she found out that Julia was really Emma and that she came to Little Paddocks in order to take some of the inheritance money and like her brother, Philipa Hymes was actually Pip who came to Little paddocks in order to take a portion of the inheritance.

Questions About Money and Greed

 * 1) Does Charlotte consider all the outcomes of her plot?
 * 2) Does Charlotte weigh the potential gains against the lives lost?
 * 3) How does money motivate other characters in the novel?

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Christie uses the character of Charlotte to illustrate the moral inevitability of the punishment of greed.