And Then There Were None Essay

In Gothic Literature the author usually is not very clear as to what events are happening which tends to create a state of confusion. This can be seen in Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” and also in Eudora Welty’s “Powerhouse.” In “And Then There Were None” Christie creates a state of confusion by not telling us who the host and hostess are nor why these guests inparticular are being invited to stay at Soldier Island. Correspondingly in “Powerhouse” Welty creates a state of confusion by not being clear about whether or not Mrs.Powerhouse is dead or what happened to her. “And Then There Were None” and “Powerhouse” are different as well. In “And Then There Were None” all of the guests are suspects, however in “Powerhouse” only one person is suspected to have killed Mrs.Powerhouse or her …show more content…
Both stories are different from one another because in Christie’s “And Then There Were None” there is widespread suspicion , but in Welty’s “Powerhouse” the main character only suspects one person, Uranus Knockwood to be responsible for the death of Mrs.Powerhouse. Powerhouse and others also suggest that Mrs.Powerhouse could have taken her own life. Christie uses the element of widespread suspicion because once characters begin to start dying one after another, The Judge, suggests that every guest is a suspect and is capable of committing these crimes. On the other hand, Welty does not use the element of widespread suspicion. Instead, in Welty’s short story only one person is suspected, Uranus Knockwood. Powerhouse suspects that Uranus Knockwood killed Mrs.Powerhouse, Powerhouse most likely suspects Uranus Knockwood because Powerhouse claims that Knockwood has followed him around and that Knockwood takes everybodys wives while they are gone. Other than Uranus Knockwood being a suspect, Powerhouse and others make a suggestion that Mrs.Powerhouse could have taken her own life by jumping out of the hotel