crime elements Flashcards
the type of the crime text itself, whether it is…
detective fiction, a post-modern novel, a revenge tragedy, an account of a life lost to crime
the settings that are created as backdrops for criminal action….
and for the pursuit of the perpetrators of crime: both places and times will be significant here
he nature of the crimes and the criminals…
the criminals’ motives and actions
the inclusion of…
violence, murder, theft, betrayal
the detection of the criminal and the investigation that…
leads to his or her capture or punishment
how far there is a moral purpose…
and restoration of order
guilt and remorse, confession and the…
desire for forgiveness
he creation of the criminal and their nemesis…
the typical detective hero
the sense that there will be a…
resolution and the criminal will be punished
the victims of crime…
and the inclusion of suffering
the central motifs of …
love, money, danger and death
punishment, justice, retribution,…
injustice, accusation, the legal system, criminal trials and courtroom dramas, imprisonment, death
the structural patterning of the text as it moves through a…
series of crises to some sense of order
the specific…
focus on plotting
the way that language is used in the world that is created; there may be…
use of a criminal register, legal register, police register
