The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Post N° 3

             Being a detective is quite difficult. Particularly in Mrs. Inglethorp's case, there are many clues and many interpretations of what could have happened to her the night of her murder. Mr. Poirot continues investigating the case with Mr. Hastings' help. I believe Mr. Hastings has a much better understanding of the situation than in the past while he is also learning how Hercule Poriot thinks. Now they start to look more like two detectives doing an investigation than only Poirot doing it and Hastings studying his actions. However, Mr. Hastings is also starting to show his emotions towards Mary Cavendish even though that does not stop him from noticing her odd behavior.

                Overall, Hastings is becoming more like a detective thanks to Poirot's influence, he is improving his analytic skills and acting according to his feelings although he regretted doing so. I also noticed he is beginning to think more like Poirot because he understands him better along with realizing that his own suspicions were wrong. In Mrs. Inglethorp's inquest, Hastings was able to hear the speeches of different people and realized there are different versions of what happened the night of the murder. Him and Poirot will need to continue investigating, but now Poirot has an apprentice who is getting better at the job every day.

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The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Post N°2

        Mr. Poirot and Mr. Hastings continue their investigation, discovering different clues of what could have happened the day of Emily Inglethorp's death. Hastings analyzes Poirot's behavior even though he does not understand in which direction the investigation is going. He also noticed that there was no one in the house who expressed true grief for Mrs. Inglethorp besides Dorcas, Mrs. Inglethorp's maid. Mr. Hastings is more aware of the other people's emotions than in the past and is more patient with Mr. Poirot although he does not agree with him about the situation they are dealing with. Poirot is the real detective, so probably Hastings will start trusting him more in the future since Poirot is more experienced and knows what he is doing despite the fact that Hastings believes he is too old to do the investigation.

          Mr. Hastings is slowly learning  to use his instinct. Not understanding what Poirot is doing is partly helpful for Hastings since it teaches him that not everything is always solved with reasoning. Moreover, I believe Hastings could become a detective like Poirot if he continuous working with him. At the beginning he only trusted in what he thought, but with time Hastings is becoming more open to things that may not look logical.

          In conclusion, working with Poirot is helping Hastings to stop being a detective as a hobby and start investigating serious cases. He is in fact slowly getting better and  will become more useful to Poirot as the investigation progresses.  Besides, his ability to analyze situations is quite good and it will be convenient in his journey.

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