The Innocence in the Novels of Agatha Christie

The author examines the motive of innocence in detective novels Agatha Christie. This is being analyzed detail for first time. conceptual basis research was works W. H. Auden, G. K. Chesterton, D. Cavelty, Sayers devoted to genre literature. Using example many novels, article traces relationship between motives guilt, innocence, paradise lost and others. love considered as a motive, ways opposite guilt. Special attention paid novel "The Trial Innocence", on which its significance motivic structure are revealed. Based numerous examples, shows that search truth Christie's detectives essentially equivalent defense innocence. great importance closely related retribution, justice, good evil, paradise, trust, personality formation. it protection innocent characters (both victims crime those unjustly accused) primary task who conduct investigation. due idea inherent restoring original harmony destroyed result crime.