definitions

Question 1

cathartic, reassuring, comforting, consoling, satisfying

Answer 1

provides relief , satisfaction - often found in the resolution, a restoration of order

Question 2

bucolic, pastoral, rural, Arcadian, countrified

Answer 2

relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life. (often secluded, private environments) - used to describe settings in juxtaposition to often violent crime, very paradoxical, adds to the intrigue and excitement of crime novels, provides escape

Question 3

inconsistent, contrary, paradoxical, unlikely

Answer 3

opposite in nature, absurd, contradictory -

Question 4

comment on the effect of violence crime on the reader

Answer 4

although violence crime is often initially met with sorrow or shock, this is not always a sustain effect; excitement and merciless deduction have a huge hand in trivialisation of murders in crime stories, which being at the expense of fictitious victims, is accepted by real readers and converted into curiosity and an ability to make deductions from a morally aloof standpoint.