In reality, a mood is to help the reader get a feel for the story. The mood also helps with the setting and how to get a feel of how the story will evolve. And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie, is about ten people who get invited to go to an amazing island. However, they are invited by unknown guests. When they arrive, their host, Mr. Owen, is nowhere to be found. As the days go on, each person gets killed. By whom, is to figure out. The deaths of each person correlate with this poem, which turns out to be a nursery rhyme. In And Then There Were None, Christie uses flashbacks, symbolism, and inner thinking to set clear, yet several different moods.
Christie uses the craft move of flashbacks in And Then There Were None. These flashbacks …show more content…
The symbolism used in this story adds suspense to the plot. The symbolism used in this story were the China Figures and how they correspond with the Little Indian Poem. Each time someone had died, they died because of the poem. Each time someone did die, one china figure would disappear. “He was staring at the China figures in the centre of the table...I could’ve sworn there were ten of them” (Christie 74). This makes the mood suspicious because who knows who’s taking those figures away- or if they are even getting taken away. Maybe Mr. Rogers misplaced them. If not, what is happening with them? This makes the reader want to know more about this occurrence. On page 95, the text states, “It’s those figures sir… Ten of them, there were… There’s only eight.” This shows that those figures are definitely disappearing and going somewhere. They can’t be vanishing out of thin air. Now that the reader knows this, they would have to figure out why they’re disappearing. Which makes the reader want to know more. The symbolism in this story creates a ton load of suspense, making the reader want to read …show more content…
These flashbacks shown could be unknown information for the reader. Some flashbacks can leave you off with some uncertainty about the scenario. The symbolism expressed helps make suspense arise. It may lead you wondering what’s going to happen next. The inner thinking of each character can create some tension for them, the plot, or even the reader. In the end, the reader is left to think- could there actually be diverse moods throughout one
Christie uses the craft move of flashbacks in And Then There Were None. These flashbacks …show more content…
The symbolism used in this story adds suspense to the plot. The symbolism used in this story were the China Figures and how they correspond with the Little Indian Poem. Each time someone had died, they died because of the poem. Each time someone did die, one china figure would disappear. “He was staring at the China figures in the centre of the table...I could’ve sworn there were ten of them” (Christie 74). This makes the mood suspicious because who knows who’s taking those figures away- or if they are even getting taken away. Maybe Mr. Rogers misplaced them. If not, what is happening with them? This makes the reader want to know more about this occurrence. On page 95, the text states, “It’s those figures sir… Ten of them, there were… There’s only eight.” This shows that those figures are definitely disappearing and going somewhere. They can’t be vanishing out of thin air. Now that the reader knows this, they would have to figure out why they’re disappearing. Which makes the reader want to know more. The symbolism in this story creates a ton load of suspense, making the reader want to read …show more content…
These flashbacks shown could be unknown information for the reader. Some flashbacks can leave you off with some uncertainty about the scenario. The symbolism expressed helps make suspense arise. It may lead you wondering what’s going to happen next. The inner thinking of each character can create some tension for them, the plot, or even the reader. In the end, the reader is left to think- could there actually be diverse moods throughout one