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    book by the name of "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie. I read this book because I have read other books by Agatha Christie that were pretty well written.<br><br>Ten people are invited to an island‚ called "Indian Island"‚by letters that were signed by people they had met before. When they got to the island‚ they found out that their host‚ U.N.Owen‚ had not arrived yet. At dinner‚ they heard a voice‚ accusing each of them of a murder‚ which they were all guilty of. After one of them is

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    Anthony Marston in “And Then There Were None” The novel “And Then There Were None” has many stock characters. We have seen characters similar to these in other novels. Though they may not be the exact same‚ they will share traits similar to each other. Anthony Marston is an example of a stereotypical character. He is a very wealthy young man that is careless. Anthony is rich‚ handsome‚ and ignorant. He likes to drive recklessly which had him kill 2 kids with his car while he didn’t really seem

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    And Then There Were None… This year‚ in English‚ I was required to read Agatha Christie’s famous mystery novel‚ “And Then There Were None…” When I first started reading‚ I didn’t really enjoy the book. The beginning of the novel was just character introductions and invitations to a suspenseful place called Indian Island. As the story began to progress‚ I found the book strangely intriguing. It was about the perfect murder. The interesting part of the novel is wondering who was committing the

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    Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None is a well known murder mystery that led to the famous movie 10 Little Indians. Among these two works‚ many differences exist. Differences such as the title and many names are changed‚ the setting and plot‚ and the overall ending is significantly different. The title of the book is And Then There Were None and the title of the movie is 10 Little Indians. This is actually a clue to how they both end. The book’s title specifically suggests that they all die

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    Agatha Christie is a world renowned author and is considered “the queen of mystery”. In one of her most famous books ”And Then There Were None”‚ ten strangers are lured onto an island and mysteriously murdered. Of the characters in the book‚ some can be considered purely evil. This is seen through their lack of empathy and sympathy‚ even after doing awful things. Firstly‚ lack of sympathy is often tied to psychopaths or sociopaths‚ which is a common trait in people that are evil. Sympathy is the

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    receive a vivid image of the characters in the novel. Characterization also helps people get engaged with the novel. Three polarizing characters like Vera Claythorne‚ Philip Lombard‚ and General Macarthur from Agatha Christie’s novel‚ And Then There Were None exemplify the strong character traits they have and how their character traits have an ultimate affect the decisions they make. Vera claythorne at the beginning of the story‚ seems mentally sane‚ but as the story progresses‚ she transforms into

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    explain how Wargrave exploits these weaknesses as he carries out his plot? 3. What do you make of Christie’s decision to violate the standard rules of mystery writing by making it nearly impossible for us to solve the mystery of And Then There Were None by ourselves? How does the unusual plot affect the experience of reading the novel? A:Christie made the problem more complicated by the communication between characters ‚ we don’t know whether they tell the truth or not . We’re prejudiced by first

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    In the end‚ all the characters in And Then There Were None deserved their deaths because they were wicked of monstrous crimes. Justice Wargrave has committed himself into punishing those who have escaped punishment by law‚ and he wants to do it in a way that is unique so that others criminals to even consider committing crimes and get a with their wickedness‚ knowing that there is always somebody that may appear and punish them. While the overall general public manages to feel that what Judge Wargrave

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    Chapters 1 and 2: Summary: In the beginning of the book‚ we are introduced to the eight strangers who were invited to the mysterious island named “Soldier Island” by an unknown host name U.N. Owen. The eight were Mr. Justice Wargrave‚ Vera Claythorne‚ Philip Lombard‚ Emily Brent‚ General Macarthur‚ Edward Armstrong‚ Tony Marston and William Blore. Justice Wargrave is a retired judge who was invited into Soldier Island by a woman named Constance Culmington. Vera Claythorne is a skilled secretary

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    Guilt can trap people in an emotional cage‚ causing fear‚ and hysteria to go into overdrive. In Agatha Christie’s novel “And Then There Were None‚” she describes characters where guilt has not only taken over their lives‚ but has destroyed it. An example if this is Vera Claythorne. When you deny and hide your guilt‚ it can change your perception of things you once loved‚ can make you become hysterical‚ and ultimately overwhelm you to the point of no return. The sea‚ something Vera used to be very

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