Lies and deceit from almost all the characters play a major role in the novel proving the high amounts of uncertainty that is faced in the murder case. We are able to master that fecklessness is portrayed in the novel from the multiple amounts of deceiving actions.“Clues pointed in many directions but gave no certainty” Charles Ellis states. As we learn in the novel most of the characters are dealing with psychological issues of their own. It takes multiple attempts for the characters to even notice their wrongdoings. Ellis suggest that no person in the book seems to to recognize that a crime has been committed, they don’t realize this until they step back and look at themselves. Once they step back and see they start feeling it, guilt. Once the guilty conscience is put into effect they try to hide and avoid it so that they …show more content…
We are able to infer that “the class structure is rigidly defined” (Murder on the Orient Express). As we learn that some socioeconomic levels can impact a lot of things we are told that the “lower class is more eligible to break down when under pressure” (Murder on the Orient Express). That being said this has the reverse effect on the higher class making them “appear to be much more in control” (Murder on the Orient Express). The main difference is between the higher class and the hard working class, is that they are known as the weaker characters (Murder on the Orient