Read The Adventure of The Western Star
Watch The Third Floor Flat

The Adventure of The Western Star

1. The Adventure of The Western Star is  one of many short mystery stories by Agatha Christie.  Consider the elements and structure of The Adventure of The Western Star and of The Moonstone. How are they similar in structure and elements? How are they different? Which aspects of element and structure help to make this particular story more interesting? 
2. You have learned about 4 worldviews in this class: Empiricism, Utilitarianism, rationalism/Aristotelian, and Hedonism. For The Adventure of The Western Star, analyze one character with respect to his/her worldview. In other words, which worldview does this character portray, and what evidence do you have for answering as you did?
3. What are your thoughts on this story? Please be very thoughtful in your answers, as we will go in-depth on each of these questions in class. 

The Third Floor Flat

1. The Third Floor Flat is  one of many short mystery stories by Agatha Christie. Consider the elements and structure of The Third Floor Flat and of The Moonstone. How are they similar in structure and elements? How are they different? Which aspects of element and structure help to make this particular story more interesting? 
2. You have learned about 4 worldviews in this class: Empiricism, Utilitarianism, rationalism/Aristotelian, and Hedonism. For The Third Floor Flat, analyze one character with respect to his/her worldview. In other words, which worldview does this character portray, and what evidence do you have for answering as you did?
3. What are your thoughts on this story? Please be very thoughtful in your answers, as we will go in-depth on each of these questions in class.