10 Little Indians

At the beginning 8 wrongdoers were each given letters from supposedly different people, when in a twist of dramatic irony, it is known that all of these letters came from the same person; the “Unknown” person who creates the entire mystery to this story. In reality, there were 10 people condemned to their fate, because a couple had served as attendants to the 8 guests given the letters to arrive on Indian Island. The couple along with the other 8 guests had directly or inadvertently led to the murders and deaths of other people, but by law could not be charged for their crimes. Each letter stated its own reason for the guests to arrive on Indian Island, an island already surrounded in mystery as to who owns it. The guests arrived …show more content…
Again and again the idea of the poem and figurines were repeated and both had played a significant part in the story. The poem was like the “10 Little Monkeys”, but the deaths of the little Indians were far more dire. For example “Seven little Indian boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in halves and then there were six.” Early on by Vera, it was known that this poem referenced how a particular guest was to die. Not, only had these people been falsely sent here to die and now were waiting on the moment till they did, they now had a poem to tell them how they might perish too. The figures symbolized everyone on the island, and for each death, a figurine disappeared. The figurines served to further dramatize the poem and story. Adding the figurines made this whole mystery seem like a game, because they were only destroyed if someone had died, and without it adding to the poem and book, things would have seem less demented in …show more content…
There is a natural craving for recognition which cannot be gain-said.” This was a quote said by the crazed Judge Wargrave, and this is the reason as to why he confessed in a letter what had taken place on the island. It absolutely disgusted me because his masterpiece had been the unsolvable mystery he had created on Indian Island. Even in its context ,this quote alone is absolutely amazing, because I could relate to. We should not hide our abilities from others, as we all have gifts to share with others. The things I end up doing and making for myself turn out to be selfish and mostly for my own satisfaction, but it is never true satisfaction, unless there are other people who like it. I think deep down we all want to be known for our accomplishments and skills, so it’s rewarding to gain praise for