Summary Of The Novel 'And Then There Were None' By Agatha Christie

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Death comes to each guest at different times and in different ways in the novel, And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. The guest that should die first is Vera Claythorne. Vera should die first because she allowed Cyril Hamilton drown because he was born a boy and Vera wasn’t allowed to marry Hugo. Vera also was jealous and resentful towards Cyril because she felt Hugo put her first. The second guest that should die is Anthony Marston. Anthony should die second because he killed two innocent kids by the names of John and Lucy Combes and we as a reader can infer that he was driving drunk and fast. He also was angry that he got his license taken away showing he was selfish. The third guest to die should be Philip Lombard because he left

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