The Most Valuable Idea: Often times feeling guilty is worse than getting caught.
Evidence from Literature – And Then There Were None
* Mrs. Rodgers fainted after she was accused of the act of murder by a mysterious voice on a
record player (Christie 48).
* “Funny, just this minute he didn’t want to get away from the island… back to his little house,
back to all the troubles and worries… You’ve come to the end of things… He knew, suddenly
that he didn’t want to leave the island” (Christie 86).
* “Her eyes grew vague and filmy. The pencil staggered drunkenly in her fingers. In shaking,
loose capitals she wrote: THE MURDERER’S NAME IS BEATRICE TAYLOR… Did I write that?”
(Christie 175).
* “That was what murder was— as easy as that! But …show more content…
In my eyes, It does make sense that various consequences
could be viewed as more painful on an external level. However, guilt reaches further than the outside
world. It penetrates deeply into the subconscious mind of its victim. Guilt is a feeling that stays
implanted in the brain and impairs a person's physical and mental health. Guilt can cause "side-
effects" such as doubt, regret, remorse, anger, lack of eating and general lowering of one's self-
esteem. While consequences from getting caught do have harmful results, the worst consequence is
disappointing oneself. Guilt can also lead to even harsher consequences as many people often self-
sabotage themselves on account to their regretful feelings. Guilt can be permenant and self-inflicted;
So, it is by far worse than getting caught.
Works Cited
Christie, Agatha. And Then There Were None. London, UK: HarperCollins, 2011. Print.
Carter, Mike. "Lawsuit: Marysville-Pilchuck Teacher May Not Have Passed on Warning before
Mass Shooting." The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company, 06 Apr. 2017. Web. 18
Evidence from Literature – And Then There Were None
* Mrs. Rodgers fainted after she was accused of the act of murder by a mysterious voice on a
record player (Christie 48).
* “Funny, just this minute he didn’t want to get away from the island… back to his little house,
back to all the troubles and worries… You’ve come to the end of things… He knew, suddenly
that he didn’t want to leave the island” (Christie 86).
* “Her eyes grew vague and filmy. The pencil staggered drunkenly in her fingers. In shaking,
loose capitals she wrote: THE MURDERER’S NAME IS BEATRICE TAYLOR… Did I write that?”
(Christie 175).
* “That was what murder was— as easy as that! But …show more content…
In my eyes, It does make sense that various consequences
could be viewed as more painful on an external level. However, guilt reaches further than the outside
world. It penetrates deeply into the subconscious mind of its victim. Guilt is a feeling that stays
implanted in the brain and impairs a person's physical and mental health. Guilt can cause "side-
effects" such as doubt, regret, remorse, anger, lack of eating and general lowering of one's self-
esteem. While consequences from getting caught do have harmful results, the worst consequence is
disappointing oneself. Guilt can also lead to even harsher consequences as many people often self-
sabotage themselves on account to their regretful feelings. Guilt can be permenant and self-inflicted;
So, it is by far worse than getting caught.
Works Cited
Christie, Agatha. And Then There Were None. London, UK: HarperCollins, 2011. Print.
Carter, Mike. "Lawsuit: Marysville-Pilchuck Teacher May Not Have Passed on Warning before
Mass Shooting." The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company, 06 Apr. 2017. Web. 18