And Then There Were None

In gothic literature, mysteries, suspicion, and murderess acts are what make the story. In And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie, the mystery to discover who U.N. Owen is, is a widespread suspicion. The characters in And Then There Were None all investigated, even before they knew the seriousness of the situation, they interrogate people, search for clues, and assign blame. However, in the short story “The Descendant”, by H.P. Lovecraft, the mystery was pushed aside by most people,…

Agatha Christie’s book, And Then There Were None, is a masterpiece, selling over 100 million copies. Her classic has been crafted into 25 TV shows/movies, a play, a videogame, many parodies, and it has been referenced thousands of times. This book is a locked-door mystery where ten criminals are invited to an island by a mysterious U.N. Owen; they are picked off one by one, following a creepy nursery rhyme. The movie of And Then There Were None was a popular film by René Clair, even though it…

because they don’t have to worry about it. In the books: Romeo and Juliet, And Then There Were None, and To Kill a Mockingbird, the characters in their respected books all show the theme of injustice and show this in many different ways throughout the book. Juliet in Romeo and Juliet is the victim, Bob Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird is shown as the perpetrator, and lastly Mr. Rogers in And Then There Were None is the bystander in the house.…

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…

Gothic literature has elements of uneasiness, which can be seen in the novel, And Then There Were None and the short story, “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?” In And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, ten individuals are invited to an island for a vacation. The guests soon find out that each of the other guests have been accused of murder. When sudden deaths start happening in the mansion, the characters are lead to believe that among them is a murderer responsible for the…

In class, we read “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie. In the book we were given ten murders but one serial killer. The characters who commit the murders do so out of love, carelessness, desire for personal gain, or a fanatic personality. The two characters this essay will focus on will be Vera Claythorn and General John Gordon Macarthur. In fact, Vera Claythorn killed a boy she was the governess for, his name was Cryil. In addition, Cryil had an uncle named Hugo that Vera was madly…

Searching for Answers Nobody can be trusted, and reality is no longer sacred. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie shows the evolution of ten individuals that are summoned to their final destiny. The inhabitants that arrive on Soldier Island are all hiding crimes, and guilt is devouring their minds. The strong die first, and the mentally unstable are saved for the end. The true identities of these people are not revealed until the end of the novel. “If she had given her characters any…

statistics show that 96.5% of mass murderers are male (Crocker). The males are not usually clinically psychotic. The act of mass murder is described as the killing of several victims at one time and in one place (Crocker). In the novel, And Then There Were None, Justice Wargrave had many characteristics of a mass murderer. Justice Wargrave was a methodical killer, a mastermind of planning the killing of the nine guilty murderers. Wargrave said from a young age, he always had the “lust to kill”…

In the book And Then There Were None Justice Wargrave learned that he cannot serve justice to everyone. He begins to realize this, though, after everybody is dead. The chain of events after this causes him to shoot a bullet into his head. He certainly had to learn this lesson the hard way. Mr. Wargrave was the leader of the group while they were trapped on the island. He took up this role because he knew what he was going to do later in the book. He said that he wanted to,"...take care of the…

Have you ever wondered where becoming insane can lead someone? The book, And Then There Were None and the short story, “Most Dangerous Game” show different possibilities that insanity can drive a person towards. They show that people can become insane over time and grow an obsession that can be destructive. Insanity has the capability to drive someone to their death. And Then There Were None and “Most Dangerous Game” are similar since they both show the results of insanity. The insanity is…