And Then There Were None Essay

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One by one. All but one china figure is broken. Vera finds only one china figure standing. Triumph temporarily consumes her, but as she makes her way upstairs, the guilt of her past lurks around her. She opens the door to her room, and an aroma fills her nostrils. The ocean. Memories flood her mind. A few moments later, the final china figure, it is smashed. And then, there were none. None left. Agatha Christieś And Then There Were None shows us that no one is who they say they are. It is a strong book with a strong initial incident, climax, and conclusion.

Ten strangers were invited to an isolated place named Indian Island, all for various different reasons. Everyone was happy and celebrating until the author begins the initial incident with, ¨He gasped for breath- then slid down off …show more content…

The time period is in the 1930s. It was perfectly illustrated by the killer. It is a good location because it would throw off the residents into thinking someone else was on the island, like one page 134. "There's no one on the island, I tell you. No one!" The judge stroked his jaw. He said gently: "In the sense you mean, no. I came to that conclusion early this morning.¨ It is also a phenomenal setting since there are no electric phones, and no one around to see their S.O.S call on page 222. ¨"We'll try heliographing today with a mirror from the highest point of the island. Some bright lad wandering on the cliff will recognize S.O.S when he sees it, I hope. In the evening we could try a bonfire - only there isn't much wood - and anyway they might just think it was song and dance and merriment." Vera Claythorne said the "The catering must be very difficult. That's the worst of an island. All the domestic problems are so worrying." and Fred Narracott said “land on Indian Island when there's a southeasterly. Sometimes ‘tis cut off for a week or

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