And fourthly, the Library plays a role again towards the end, when Mrs. So that the appearance of the body of a young female who seems to be an entertainer in the library is extremely incongruous, and leads to the hypothesis that she was not killed there but rather dumped there as a secondary maneuver. Thirdly, the library is typically the mans room in the house, and as such very masculine and not sexy in any way. Dumping a body in the library is violating Colonel Bantry's inner sanctum, and is symbolic of the more serious violation which will happen later, when he is suspected, not only of the murder but also of an affair with the victim, and is ostracized by his neighbours. Secondly, the symbolic meaning for Colonel Bantry - if "An Englishman's home is his castle" then the library is the keep - the innermost, safe room where the master of the house can relax with a brandy and cigar and newspapers and know that he won't be disturbed. That made it relatively easy to force open a locked window and dump the body there. WARNING: SPOILERS!! First, the physical aspect - the Library is usually on the first floor and in front of the house, and therefore accessible from the outside. Hello RomiFran! I like your question - I never thought of it before, but once you asked it seems so obvious that the library has a multiple role in the book (I'm assuming you meant "role" and not "rule").
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