The Borden Murders is a book based on the real event of the brutal murder of Lizzie Borden’s stepmother and father, they were both killed  by an axe, the savage murderer chopped them until their face was unrecognizable and skull chipped. Lizzie was the main suspect of the case and was soon arrested. This trial was also known as the “trial of the century” as it was very intense and took thirteen days long. This book takes you thought the process of detective work and the whole thirteen day trial. It brings out major social issues during the 1890s and show how people were mistreated.

I found this book very interesting to read and I also noticed multiple central ideas the author was trying to bring out.

As soon as I got through the first few chapters of the book, I saw that one of main theme in the book was women were being judged by their appearance, people at that time thought that there was a certain way for women to act.

 

As I went through the book, I noticed several central ideas presented in the book, including the main idea sexism and two other hidden ideas which were racism and classism. The Portuguese were suspected first even though the detectives have not investigated on anything yet, showing that their first thought about crime and murder was the Portuguese.

I noticed that the idea repeating again and again in the book was sexism, there were a lot of evidence in the book leading up to it and it all connects to a point that sexism was so normalised that everyone thought there was only one was for every woman to act.

I read further in the book and I saw another idea, society is judging women at first sight and people usually make assumptions before getting to know them 

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