Vera Claythorne Conflicts

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In the Agatha Christie’s novel, And Then There Were None, a conflict develops between the two characters Vera Claythorne and U. N. Owns. A conflict occurs between the two because character Vera Claythorne, alongside nine other characters are trapped on an island with a serial killer and U. N. Owns wants Ms. Claythrone and the others to stay on the island so they are killed. First of all, this conflict is shown in the book when U. N. Owns sends a message to the character saying how none of the characters are leaving,all the characters are talking about how they are going to survive since they later on found out that the island is dangerous and has traps all over trying to kill them. The author writes, “Vera said sharply: "I hate it." Miss Brent's eyes looked at her in surprise. …show more content…
She said, more composedly: "I don't think this place would be very agreeable in a storm." (Christie 38).From the beginning of the quote Vera states that she hates the island with any second thought. To expand, this conflict is shown in the novel when U. N. Owns puts seaweed by on the island so it would remind her of a old friend named Cyril drowning and causes her to lose her confidants. The author writes, “Every time Vera thought of her, she seemed to see a pale drowned face with seaweed entangled in the hair.... A face that had once been pretty- impudently pretty perhaps-and which was now beyond the reach of pity or terror.(Christie 111).The reader can infer that this is affecting her because the author says ,”impudently pretty perhaps-and which was now beyond the reach of pity or terror” this shows that she is in pain. Last of all, this conflict in shown in the story when Vera is talking about escaping with General Macarthur but Macarthur disagrees. The author infers “The end. But I think you know that, don't you? It's true, isn't it? We're all waiting for the

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