Sometimes everyone gets the feeling of a constant rush of uncertainty, anxiety, and tension because of what they think may or may not happen. In And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie the ten main characters in the story are constantly having this feeling of immense uncertainty. They feel this way because they are slowly dying without even knowing how or why the others were killed. The story begins with all ten people being invited by an anonymous person and are murdered one by one. This results in the victims racing to solve the crime before they are killed. Throughout the novel And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie uses imagery, symbolism, and foreshadowing to create suspense and make the readers feel uncertain.
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“His face to contorted, turned purple. He gasped for breath then slid down off his chair, the glass falling from his hand” (Christie 74). Here the author uses imagery to describe a sudden event in the story. Since this event is so sudden it creates tension and uncertainty among the other characters, leaving them with the weight of the world on their shoulders, guessing what will happen next. This is the author's way of creating suspense, adding to the plot, leaving the characters sense of insecurity and uncertainty of the future. Another way the author uses imagery to create suspense is by being very descriptive to make you wonder about characters futures. For instance “ And there was someone in the room...She had heard something-surely she had heard something… And then, as she stood there, listening-a cold, clammy hand touched her throat-a wet hand, smelling of the sea”(Christie 217). This text evidence displays …show more content…
Throughout the story, the author is constantly implicating various craft moves to keep the reader on their toes and make them want to read more to find out what happens. As the story comes to a close, readers may wonder if there was not nearly as much suspense, maybe the characters would have been able to survive. Or is the suspense that gave the characters the adrenaline and drive to want to survive. With all of this being said one question remains; In the end is suspense meant to help the characters or is it meant to harm
To begin, the author …show more content…
“His face to contorted, turned purple. He gasped for breath then slid down off his chair, the glass falling from his hand” (Christie 74). Here the author uses imagery to describe a sudden event in the story. Since this event is so sudden it creates tension and uncertainty among the other characters, leaving them with the weight of the world on their shoulders, guessing what will happen next. This is the author's way of creating suspense, adding to the plot, leaving the characters sense of insecurity and uncertainty of the future. Another way the author uses imagery to create suspense is by being very descriptive to make you wonder about characters futures. For instance “ And there was someone in the room...She had heard something-surely she had heard something… And then, as she stood there, listening-a cold, clammy hand touched her throat-a wet hand, smelling of the sea”(Christie 217). This text evidence displays …show more content…
Throughout the story, the author is constantly implicating various craft moves to keep the reader on their toes and make them want to read more to find out what happens. As the story comes to a close, readers may wonder if there was not nearly as much suspense, maybe the characters would have been able to survive. Or is the suspense that gave the characters the adrenaline and drive to want to survive. With all of this being said one question remains; In the end is suspense meant to help the characters or is it meant to harm