Poirot is actually not even an Englishman. She makes him, as I mentioned earlier, a Belgian man, and also a refugee. Thus Poirot is in a way a modern hero, who symbolizes the changes Britain faced in the interwar period - the expansion of the middle classes and a growing number of refugees arriving in Britain. .
However, he is very similar to Holmes and to other great detectives who fulfill the established detective story conventions in his belief that whatever problem threatens society, including crime, could be solved by rational means. Poirot's methods are imaginative and easily capture readers' interest. He will be most likely best remembered for his ability to solve complicated mysteries with the aid of his little grey cells which help him focus on the weakness that will lead a person to murder. He uses logical deduction to come up with answers which often surprises readers. In fact, all the evidence is available to the readers, just that few, if any, would think of following that particular lead to its logical conclusion that Poirot took.
Poirot also has a heavy reliance on intuition and has a special ability to pay the strictest attention to such insignificant clues as the address on the telegram in "Three Act Tragedy- or a chair pulled slightly out in "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd-, which makes his methods so intriguing. .
However, I would like to stress that Poirot is not even in the process of investigation an idealized detective. He often makes mistakes. But what is positive about his mistakes is that he is willing to admit the error he made. .
His main negative characteristic is his egotism; he has a very high opinion of himself - boasting all the time. However, his egotism doesn't only thrive from his confidence and sense of male superiority. There is another reason for it. He explains it clearly in "Three Act Tragedy-, at the end of the book:.
` Also I boast! An Englishman he says often, "A fellow.