And Then There Were None Mystery

Both And Then There Were None , by Agatha Christie ,and “The Gold Bug,” by Edgar Allen Poe, feature plots based on mysteries as well as a gothic element. This Gothic writing style can be used to scare an audience, making for a very intriguing story. “The Gold Bug” differs from And Then There Were None in some aspects, including the lack of death in the short story. Although the stories were written by different authors , and at different times, they both feature gothic settings along with mysterious plots. And Then There Were None is nearly based all on mystery and trying to figure out why and how so many people are being killed. Likewise, “The Gold Bug” has a plot based on a mystery, although the short story has a mystery based on finding treasure, not a murderer.

Both stories have aspects of supernatural elements. The supernatural elements in And Then there Were None influence many of the characters and drastically help move the story along. Similarly “The Gold Bug,” has hints of supernatural and abnormal events. In “The Gold Bug” there are multiple instances in which supernatural, or unexplained, events are very important in the plot. For example, in And Then There Were None , some characters accused the deaths on the supernatural. We also see …show more content…
Christie also creates suspicion of every character in the book, this makes for an interesting plot. Poe uses suspicious characters along with detailed descriptions of complicated events in making “The Gold Bug,” a very detailed story. An example of Christie using suspicious characters was when she gave a guiltful backstory of each character that they were not revealing to the other characters. Poe shows a suspicious character in Legrand, the narrator reveals his feeling of suspicion towards