Character Analysis: And Then There Were None By Agatha Christie

In “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie, ten strangers are invited to an island by the mysterious “U.N. Owen”. On the first night of their stay, each guest is exposed for being responsible for the death of someone that they knew. They soon become frightened and seek to leave Soldier Island. Because there is no boat, they are forced to stay overnight and wait for one. That night, both Anthony Marston and Ethel Rogers are murdered. Based on the evidence from chapters one to five, Mr. Rogers is guilty because of his desire to keep his wife and anyone else who wants to investigate quiet. When Ethel and Thomas Rogers are accused of killing their former employer in chapter three, the couple begins acting nervous and distraught. Although the couple claimed that she died of old age, their reactions raise suspicions that they could’ve killed her for her money. Ethel, who couldn’t help but look frightened, faints and Thomas looks at her and tells her to pull herself together. On page 51, it states that “There was urgency is Roger’s tone.” as he was telling her to get a grip. This helps further prove Mr. Roger’s guilt because he …show more content…
Mr. Rogers then worried that he would figure out the truth about how his employer died and turn them in. He realized that he would have to kill Marston to make sure that everyone would leave the island. Mr. Rogers is the butler, and subsequently has access to all of the guest’s food and drinks in the house. Although Marston was said to have made his own drink, Thomas could’ve easily slipped something into the glass if he was tending the bar or preparing drinks for the other guests. This helps to support my claim of Mr. Roger’s guilt, because he had something to gain from killing Marston. Mr. Roger’s was afraid that he would lose his money and go to jail. Thus he decided to murder the only person who was ready to