Searching for Answers Nobody can be trusted, and reality is no longer sacred. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie shows the evolution of ten individuals that are summoned to their final destiny. The inhabitants that arrive on Soldier Island are all hiding crimes, and guilt is devouring their minds. The strong die first, and the mentally unstable are saved for the end. The true identities of these people are not revealed until the end of the novel. “If she had given her characters any psychological definition, we could have solved the mystery” (Acocella). From the beginning, the characters appear to fit their stereotypes, but when their pasts are revealed, everything changes. Past mistakes have the ability to define the future. This is shown throughout various oppositions and symbols.
From the time the ten arrive on the island, they are concealing a feeling that cannot be understood. Their internal conflicts lead them to do the unthinkable. Guilt is a force that can destroy even the strongest of minds. The seemingly innocent Vera travels to the island to work as a secretary for the Owens. Under her professional appearance, she is hiding a story that can kill. Vera is responsible for the drowning of a child. This is done for the love of a man who leaves her after the events of that day. She falls into a depression, and eventually lets that kill her. She is not the only one who struggles with guilt. Each of the inhabitants of Soldier Island is concealing an evil past. “All the characters deceive others and sometimes themselves …show more content…
“From my earliest youth I realized that my nature was a mass of contradictions” (Christie 235). From a young age, Judge Wargrave was internally conflicted with his delight in death. He finds joy in committing murder, which leads to the events on Soldier Island where he strategically plots to kill the ten visitors. His childhood fantasy finally becomes a reality as his plan
From the time the ten arrive on the island, they are concealing a feeling that cannot be understood. Their internal conflicts lead them to do the unthinkable. Guilt is a force that can destroy even the strongest of minds. The seemingly innocent Vera travels to the island to work as a secretary for the Owens. Under her professional appearance, she is hiding a story that can kill. Vera is responsible for the drowning of a child. This is done for the love of a man who leaves her after the events of that day. She falls into a depression, and eventually lets that kill her. She is not the only one who struggles with guilt. Each of the inhabitants of Soldier Island is concealing an evil past. “All the characters deceive others and sometimes themselves …show more content…
“From my earliest youth I realized that my nature was a mass of contradictions” (Christie 235). From a young age, Judge Wargrave was internally conflicted with his delight in death. He finds joy in committing murder, which leads to the events on Soldier Island where he strategically plots to kill the ten visitors. His childhood fantasy finally becomes a reality as his plan