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The Conventions of Crime Fiction

Conventions are the criteria we use to judge which genre a text falls into.

They are the features that we'd expect of texts in a particular genre.

In each genre, we expect certain

  • characters
  • settings
  • events
  • themes

A mystery to be solved, preferably by us along with the detective.

We expect there to be

  • foreshadowing of danger
  • a crime, or crimes.
  • detectives attempting to solve the crime
  • clues
  • red herrings (fake clues)
  • a solution to the crime, restoration of order and justice to be served.

Reader involved in solving the crime

Detective's Notes -Events

  • mystery
  • foreshadowing of danger
  • crime
  • investigation
  • clues
  • solution
  • reader involvement

Conventions

You'll need to be able to

  • identify the conventions of crime fiction
  • discuss examples of these conventions in a range of texts, including the crime fiction novel you've chosen for our genre study next term.
  • Apply these conventions in your own writing.

Events

Setting

  • Traditional crime fiction used stereotypically creepy or "dodgy" locations.
  • Modern crime fiction uses everyday locations - why?
  • Location is often accompanied by storm/rain and/or night when the crime is committed.
  • Settings are depicted or described in detail to establish atmosphere.

Language

  • First person OR third person limited narration following the detective's point of view.
  • mainly action and dialogue rather than description.

Themes

What are the conventions?

  • Danger
  • Justice
  • Good vs evil
  • Corruption
  • Power
  • Morality
  • Vulnerability of human life
  • Fallibility (making mistakes)

Character

Crime fiction texts typically include:

  • a victim
  • suspect/s, criminal, villain
  • detective
  • traditional male detective
  • "armchair detectives" who have no formal qualifications, but are very observant.
  • police procedural (e.g. CSI)
  • other professionals (e.g. anthropologists)
  • minor villain/femme fatale: someone who hampers the investigation.
  • Minor characters are often stereotypical.
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