The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
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Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
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Secrecy and the Universal Capacity for Violence
Detection and Intellect
Law vs. Ethics
Gossip and Small Town Life
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Dr. James Sheppard
Hercule Poirot (“Mr. Porrot”)
Roger Ackroyd
Caroline Sheppard
Ralph Paton
Flora Ackroyd
Mrs. Ackroyd
Miss Elizabeth Russell
Major Hector Blunt
Geoffrey Raymond
Ursula Bourne / Ursula Paton
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“Little Grey Cells”
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Unreliable Narrator
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
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Introduction
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Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Themes
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Secrecy and the Universal Capacity for Violence
Detection and Intellect
Law vs. Ethics
Gossip and Small Town Life
Quotes
Characters
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Dr. James Sheppard
Hercule Poirot (“Mr. Porrot”)
Roger Ackroyd
Caroline Sheppard
Ralph Paton
Flora Ackroyd
Mrs. Ackroyd
Miss Elizabeth Russell
Major Hector Blunt
Geoffrey Raymond
Ursula Bourne / Ursula Paton
Symbols
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Mah Jong
“Little Grey Cells”
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Foreshadowing
Genre
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Imagery
Irony
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