When one thinks of serial killers one might think of such individuals as Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, or Jeffrey Dahmer. The image of men with unkempt hair and crazy eyes comes to mind, with no doubt that these psychopathic individuals could have done such evil acts. What doesn’t come to mind is an older, well put-together English judge, bespectacled and trustworthy looking. However that’s exactly who Justice Wargrave is in Agatha Christie’s thrilling 1939 mystery novel “And Then There Were None”. Throughout the course of this novel nine individuals are slowly killed off on the secluded Indian Island for their crimes, and in the end Justice Wargrave is revealed to be the mastermind. Although lacking the physical description typical of a mass murderer, Justice Wargrave has the characteristics of one, which is most clearly shown through his self proclaimed sadism, romanticism, and warped sense of justice.
Taking pleasure in the pain of others is one aspect commonly found in psychopathic mass murderers. This typically manifests itself early in life with the injuring or killing of …show more content…
Justice Wargrave’s sadism is a leading characteristic oh his personality, from his childhood insects to the murders carried out in the novel. His romanticism is portrayed through the crimes themselves and the manner in which he reveals himself with the note in the bottle. Lastly the Justice’s justice is put in trial throughout the novel through both the murders and finally his own suicide. Agatha Christie wrote Justice Wargrave to be the one whom the reader cheers for, and even after he’s found out, the reader wants to justify his actions, but Justice Wargrave isn’t a pure tool of justice, but instead a psychopathic serial killer, satisfying his own
Taking pleasure in the pain of others is one aspect commonly found in psychopathic mass murderers. This typically manifests itself early in life with the injuring or killing of …show more content…
Justice Wargrave’s sadism is a leading characteristic oh his personality, from his childhood insects to the murders carried out in the novel. His romanticism is portrayed through the crimes themselves and the manner in which he reveals himself with the note in the bottle. Lastly the Justice’s justice is put in trial throughout the novel through both the murders and finally his own suicide. Agatha Christie wrote Justice Wargrave to be the one whom the reader cheers for, and even after he’s found out, the reader wants to justify his actions, but Justice Wargrave isn’t a pure tool of justice, but instead a psychopathic serial killer, satisfying his own