And+Then+There+Were+None


 * CHAPTERS 1, 2, & 3**

U.N. Owen is the owner of the mansion on Indian Island that all of the guests are invited to. However, every guest arrives at the mansion, but none of them have heard of Mr. Owen, the hostess. Mr. Owen and his wife have invited every guest in some unique fashion, some by letter, and some more professionally, such as Dr. Armstrong. He is one of the only characters in the story that is still quite unraveled, and remains mysterious.
 * 1. Who is U.N. Owen? What do we learn about him in the novel’s opening pages?**

This story takes place on Indian Island. Indian Island is off the coast of Devon, and it is a small, deserted, rocky island with a particular mansion that the characters are invited to. It appears to be mysterious, and has been talked about quite a lot on the media. Almost every invited guest has heard of Indian Island through newspapers, and all sorts of media. At first it was supposedly purchased by a crazy millionaire who was crazy about yachting. It was rumored that the Island was then owned by Hollywood star, Miss Gabrielle Turl. She apparently bought the island to escape from publicity for a few months. The //Busy Bee// newspaper stated that it was to be an adobe for Royalty, //Mr Merryweather// was told that it was for vacation purposes, such as honeymoons, and //Jonas// was told it was purchased for secret experimental purposes. It is said to be an enchanting place, and the guests are invited to Oakbridge Station on the Island. Many of the guests have different opinions on the Island, for example, Mr. Blore described it as a smelly sort of rock covered with gulls. More specifically, Oakbridge is described as a place with sleepy streets, with a maze of steep, green and narrow cross-country lanes. Vera described the hills and red earth as so green and luscious looking. It is definitely described by all guests as a mysterious place.
 * 2. Where does the story take place? Describe the primary setting of //And Then There Were None// with __as much detail as possible.__**

Indian Island is described as a mysterious island, with lots of gossip around it. It's a well talked about place that many want to visit. It also adds to the story, because of the fact that there it's a deserted, unknown island. Nobody really knows the history of it, except for the rumors, which helps make the story more mysterious than it already is.
 * 3. How and why is Indian Island so important to the narrative (Story)?**

• **Vera Claythorne** - described as an ex-governess with a Corner's Inquest in her past, and had been completely absolved of all guilt. She has some background story about a man named Hugo, and an irrational fear of the ocean. • **Captain Philip Lombard** - described as a soldier of fortune, who's past did not bear close examination and brought a gun to Indian Island. • **Emily Brent** - described a sixty-five-year-old sinster, who is extremely religious, stuck up, strict, and a snob. • **General Macarthur** - described as a fairly old character who once participated in the Great War. (WW1) • **Dr. Armstrong** - a doctor who is very successful mainly because of young women who come to see him when they're bored. However, he once had an experience about 10-15 years ago that almost ended his career. • **Anthony Marston** - described as a fit, and handsome character who is one of the youngest. He is described as reckless, and cherishes any alcoholic beverages. • **Mr. Blore** - the only guest who has a list of all the people invited. He has disguised himself as Mr. Davis from South Africa, and changed his identity, perhaps due to the past. • **Mr. & Mrs. Rogers** - the two servants and cook of the mansion. They are married through an engagment paper, and haven't hear of U.N. Owen either.
 * 4. Identify the ten guests who have been invited to Indian Island, giving** **their __names and backgrounds__.**
 * • Mr. Justice Wargrave** - described as an old man, recently retired from the bench, and is often given the name "Hanging Judge"
 * •** **Fred Narracott** - The boat driver from the mainland who was responsible for bringing the 10 guests to the island by a boat.

At first, I felt like Vera Claythorne seemed slightly odd and mysterious, perhaps more than the others. Her Hugo stories seemed so odd and peculiar to me. However, as I read on, my suspicion moved on to Justice Wargrave. He was the only character to not share how he was invited with the others. He quickly rushed to take the place of the autocratic leader, that I felt like he didn't want to share his background story. He comes off as quite a shady character.
 * 5. Did any of these individuals – when you first encountered them in** **the introductory Cast of Characters, or in the following pages –** **strike you as especially sinister? (If so, which one and why?)**

Mr. Blore seems a bit of a threat to me, mainly because he was disguised as some Mr. Davis of South Africa. The curiosity behind his disguise really makes me think of him as a threat.
 * Threatening?**

Anthony Marston is described as such a young and reckless character, that I can't really see how he would be a problem. He also seems as though he only cares about his own happiness, which isn't always a bad thing.
 * Harmless?**

Vera discovers a children's nursery rhyme above the mantel in her bedroom. It is strangely about the death of ten little Indian boys who all die in some tragic event. One choked himself, one overslept, one left the others, one chopped himself in half, one got stung by a bumblebee, one got in a Chancery, one was swallowed by a red herring, once hugged a big bear, one got fizzled up, and one hung himself.
 * 6. Describe the poem Vera Claythorne finds on display above the mantel in her bedroom (in ch 2). What kind of poem is it?**

I think the poem acts as a foreshadowing symbol in this particular novel. The imagery changes as it foreshadows about what might happen to the ten characters.
 * 7. How are the poem’s meaning and imagery changed by its context in** **this novel?**

While at the dinner table, Vera notices ten Indian china figures. They represented the ten little Indian boys of the child's nursery rhyme, which strangely was hung in every person's bedroom
 * 8. How does the poem relate to the centerpiece of small china figures that first appears in the subsequent dinner scene (in Ch.3)?**

I strongly think that it plays as a huge foreshadowing symbol for the ten people on the island. The poem mentions the death of ten people, and coincidentally there are exactly ten main characters on the Island. I don't think the death will be the exact way described in the poem, but perhaps something similar. I also think it foreshadows because on the very last line of the poem, the line states "//And Then There Were None"//, which is coincidentally the exact title of the book.
 * 9. How does this poem relate to the larger plot or structure of the** **novel? (You may need to come back to this question after reading the rest of the novel.)**


 * 10. In chapter 3, the ten guests are gathered for their after-dinner** **coffee when suddenly an “inhuman, penetrating” voice begins to** **speak to them, one which has been prerecorded on a phonograph** **record.** **What //exactly// does “The Voice” accuse //each// guest of doing? Be specific.**

- **Emily Caroline Brent** - responsible for death of Beatrice Taylor on November 5th, 1931. - **William Henry Blore** - responsible for death of James Stephen Landor on October 10th, 1928. - **Vera Elizabeth Claythorne** - responsible for death of Cyril Ogilvie Hamiltion on August 11th, 1935 - **Philip Lombard** - responsible for death of twenty-one men of the East African Tribe in February, 1932. - **John Gordon Macarthur** - responsible for death of Arthur Richmond, his wife's lover, on January 4th, 1917. - **Anthony James Marston** - responsible for death of John and Lucy Combes on the last November 14th. - **Thomas Rogers** - responsible for death of Jennifer Brady. - **Ethel Rogers** - responsible for death of Jennifer Brady. - **Lawrence John Wargrave** - responsible for death of Edward Seton on June 10th, 1930.
 * - Edward George Armstrong** - responsible for death of Louisa Mary Cless on March 14th, 1925


 * CHAPTERS 4 & 5**

Anthony Marston faces death at the end of chapter 4, shortly after he consumed a drink of whisky and soda.
 * 11. Who dies at the end of chapter 4?**

The irony in his last words, is that he promptly announces he loves the crime live and that he's all for it, which is obviously a bad thing. Moments after, he experiences instant karma, and something bad happens to him.
 * 12. Look at the victim’s last words, and then explain the irony or black comedy of this particular murder, given these final comments.**

The General has clearly been through a rough series of events in his previous years. He has finally escaped from all of the drama, the worries, the stress, so why would he choose to go back there? He has finally found his happy place away from all of the badness, and simply has no reason to return to his small house. More specifically, one of the reasons for his stress was caused by Arthur Richmond. Both the General and his wife Leslie were fond of Arthur. One day in France, however, he retrieves a letter from his pocket, assuming it is something else. The letter is actually written to Arthur by Leslie, and it is actually a love letter. After this, he is clearly heartbroken. Eventually, the citizens in the small town of Devon start discussing about Macarthur, making him feel uncomfortable. Lonely, depressed, heartbroken, and worried, he has no reason to return to the mainland, as he is no longer on the pursuit of happiness.
 * 13. In part 5 of chapter 5, we learn the following about General Macarthur: “He knew, suddenly, that he didn’t want to leave this** **island.” Why do you think he knows this? Provide as many reasons as you can.**

(refer to question 13).
 * 14. What is the general going through? Describe his state of mind –what it is, and what it might be.**


 * CHAPTER 6 & 7**

Mrs. Rogers is suspected to have died of a heart attack. There is no real proof at the moment, but she apparently died in her sleep.
 * 14. How does Mrs. Rogers meet her demise in chapter 6?**

Mr. Blore thinks that Mr. Rogers killed his own wife, because he was afraid of what she could say. He thinks that they are surely guilty of the murder, and that the only person who could lie with a straight face was Mr. Rogers, not Mrs. according to his theory, Mr. Rogers was afraid of what she could say, and so he killed his very own wife to get away with the murder. He was afraid of his wife breaking down not being able to handle the pressure, and therefore, they would not be able to get away with the murder. He explains his theory thoroughly, and it was well thought out. A shortcoming could be that they weren't the only ones who murdered someone. Every single person in the house was accused of a murder, not just the Rogers, so even though everyone defended themselves somehow, they're still not completely off the hook. A strength is that Mr. Rogers was supposedly the only one with his wife that night. A shortcoming that branches off of that strength, is that Mr. Rogers could have been asleep for all we know, and therefore could not really tell us in detail what happened.
 * 15. Why does Mr. Blore immediately suspect that Mrs. Rogers was killed by her husband, the butler? Explain Mr.** **Blore’s accusation, pointing out its strengths and shortcomings.**

Lombard and Armstrong realize that something is especially peculiar about the death of two household members within 13 hours. They also believe it's odd that both deaths are unexplained, and that whenever someone dies, one of the ten little Indian China figures on the dining table disappears. They think that they are not the only ones on the island, and that U.N. Owen could be nearby. They also realize the similarity between the deaths in the Ten Little Indians poem, and the deaths taking place in the household.
 * 16. In part 3 of chapter 7, Mr. Lombard and Dr. Armstrong discuss the** **two deaths that have occurred thus far.** **Why do they conclude that both deaths must have been acts of** **murder?**

They both decide that Mr. Owen is probably on the island with them, and suspect him as being the reason for the deaths. The sudden deaths in the household, Mr. Owen not appearing, Fred's boat not arriving and leaving them to believe they are trapped on the island, are all reasons that lead Armstrong and Lombard to believe Mr. Owen is the murderer.
 * How does this conclusion relate to the absence of Mr. Owen?**

Choosing Mr. Blore was really their only option. They decide that the women should not know of anything, the General has gone too crazy to even help them, and Mr. Wargrave is simply too old to be participating on their mission. Lombard, Armstrong, and Blore believe that they can tackle the mission by themselves.
 * Why do Mr. Lombard and Dr. Armstrong then agree to enlist Mr.** **Blore in their search mission?**

The men plan to search Indian Island for Mr. Owen. His absence and the recent events have triggered the men's curiosity, and they decide that Mr. Owen should be somewhere on this Island. Afterall, it is just a bare rock land that would be easy to search.
 * What and where do they plan to search?**


 * CHAPTER 8 & 9**

The last sentence definitely makes the reader even more suspicious, because now we now that one of the eight people is really good at what they're doing. One of the characters will eventually be proven guilty, but everyone is under equal suspicion as of right now. It really makes you think back to how the story began, and how everyone was invited to the home. Someone obviously knows the background of everyone invited to Indian Island. The characters also become paranoid, now that they know the killer is one of them. Somebody that they are currently living with is quickly and surely killing the household members. I feel like the characters will not be very comfortable with each other anymore, now that the paranoia is really getting to them.
 * 17. Reread the last sentence of chapter 8. Identify the possible as well as the inevitable implications of this last sentence – for the plot of this novel and the fate of its characters. "There was no one on the island but their eight selves."**

When the household members are gathered at the dining table for lunch, Dr. Armstrong rushes in and informs them that General Macarthur was found dead. The story is different from this point on, because the suspicion has increased, and it is confirmed that the murderer is one of the members of the household.
 * 18. What sort of threshold has been crossed, and how is the story** **different from this point on?**

Mr. Justice Wargrave has decided to take charge to establish and eliminate possible household members. I don't think this appointment was fitting, because there was not nearly enough proof to accuse someone of being the murderer. Even though they wanted to come to a conclusion and accuse someone, there was simply not enough proof. Everyone is proven to be under equal suspicion, and the only thing they really got out of the meeting is to be careful about each other.
 * 19. After the murdered body of General Macarthur is discovered, the** **seven remaining characters participate in an informal yet serious** **court session to “establish the facts” of what has transpired since** **their arrival at Indian Island.** **Who is the leader of this parlor-room inquest? Does this** **appointment seem fitting? Why or why not?**

Every person that was questioned did feel uncomfortable being on the spot, and defended themselves. Whenever Wargrave would question someone, usually where they were at what they were doing at the time, the accused people would feel insulted and defended them self. Emily Brent, for example, was especially offended when Wargrave suggested that she could be found guilty because she was the only one with Mrs. Rogers while everybody went to go inspect the gramophone. Armstrong was also defending himself by saying that doctors don't usually make such big mistakes that they would possibly take someone's life. It was easy to tell that most people accused were offended, and claimed that them being accused was preposterous.
 * How do the other six characters react to this leader’s questions and** **conclusions?**

This case is different because when someone else is accused, everyone pitches in with Wargrave and question the accused as well. For example, Blore was tagging along with Wargrave and continued to question Armstrong. They did not have much sympathy for each other, and none of them were really defending each other, just themselves.
 * How do they react to one another’s accusations?**

At this point in the story, I feel like Emily Brent is guilty. She seems like such a religious person, that it would make sense for her to murder Anthony Marston, a partier and drinker, Mrs. Rogers, and Macarthur who both seemed to be possessed by the devil. Based on her religious views, these people are the ones that she would want to get rid of.
 * 20. In your view, who seemed most likely to be guilty at this point in the narrative, and who seemed most likely to be innocent?**

I feel like Vera Claythorne is the most innocent at this point in the story. She seems so young and curious about everyone, that I can't picture her being the murderer. She always seems the most innocent, just because of her behavior.


 * CHAPTER 10 & 11**

I think that Emily Brent is relating the recent events in the house to her past. Beatrice Taylor seems to be a character that Emily may have encountered, but didn't like. Emily is accused of being responsible for the death of this Beatrice Taylor, and she strangely did not defend herself much like the others did. Everyone had some reasoning behind them being accused, but Emily didn't say a word, and didn't deny the murder either. I feel like Emily has a flashback, and suddenly relates her past to the recent deaths.
 * 21. In part 4 of chapter 10 we encounter Miss Emily Brent at work on her diary. She seems to be nodding off while sitting at the window and writing in her notebook. “The pencil straggled drunkenly in her fingers,” we read. “In shaking loose capitals she wrote: THE MURDERER’S NAME IS BEATRICE TAYLOR... Her eyes closed. Suddenly, with a start, she awoke.”** **What do you make of this passage?**

Personally, I think either Emily did in fact kill Beatrice, or she attempted to, but Beatrice got away. This means that Emily is clearly afraid of her past, and is maybe afraid that her enemy is murdering those in the house. She is afraid that she will be next.
 * What does it mean?**

It seems as though Miss Brent is afraid of her past that it's getting to her in a way that will continually haunt her. For example, on her way to the house, she wasn't thinking about her past at all, but now that so many strange recent events have happened in the house, she is letting her past get to her. She probably fears that whoever this Beatrice Taylor character is, is the murderer who is really just after her. Even though she claims to be extremely religious and not afraid of death, there is no solid proof given in the book to say whether or not this is just an act.
 * Why would Miss Brent jot down such a statement? Think about what you have learned** **about Miss Brent’s background, mentality, spiritual outlook, and idea of** **right and wrong when answering these questions.**

Vera notices that there are now only six china figure Indians on the table instead of seven. Since there were seven figures the previous night, the six clearly represents that one of them has died.
 * 22. As chapter 11 begins, what is different about the arrangement of the china figure Indians in the dining room? How many are now** **in the table’s centerpiece – and what does this number tell you?**

Mr. Rogers was found dead while chopping sticks in the yard. He had a deep wound in the back of his head, which corresponded with the chopper that was stained with dull brown.
 * 23. How has Mr. Rogers been killed?**

It makes perfect, logical sense that everyone would act calm and polite, because none of them want to be accused of being the murderer. Not a single one wants to draw attention towards them self, so they remain calm. They are also studying each other across the dining table, and searching for the slightest clue that may hint to who the murderer is. It makes sense that someone would act more properly if five people were observing him/her. Not only are they trying not to draw attention towards them self, but they are also observing the behavior of the other five guests in the room.
 * 24. At the end of this chapter, everyone is having a hearty breakfast, being “very polite” as they address one another, and “behaving** **normally” in all other ways. Does this make sense to you? Explain why or why not. What else is going on?**

This passage is interesting because the author describes the exact feelings of everyone in the room, yet you don't know who is thinking what. Some of the thoughts are just wondering as to who's next, and are genuinely afraid of what will happen next. Some thoughts, however, seem to be the killers' thoughts. For example, "That damned fool, he believed every word I said to him. It was easy...I must be careful, though, very careful", seems to be the thought of the murderer. I think Agatha Christie does an amazing job at making everyone equally suspicious.
 * 25. Read the conclusion of chapter 11 and then comment on the thoughts and fears these characters are experiencing.**


 * CHAPTER 12 & 13**

Miss Brent said earlier that she was feeling giddy, and just needed to sit down for a few minutes. When the other guests came back in he room that they had left her in, Armstrong noticed that she had been stung by a bee on the side of her neck. Armstrong is immediately suspected of committing this crime because he was the only one in the house to have brought a hypodermic syringe with him. Armstrong says himself that the mark on her neck isn't a bee sting, but the mark of a hypodermic syringe.
 * 26. How is Miss Brent murdered, and why is Dr. Armstrong immediately suspected of committing this crime?**

Armstrong brought a hypodermic syringe along with him to the Island, but when him and the household members go and search for it, it is nowhere to be found.
 * 27. What telltale item in the doctor’s possession turns up missing?**

Lombard also brought an item along with him to the Island, a revolver. The revolver also goes missing, and they realize this right after the syringe went missing.
 * 28. What item originally in Mr. Lombard’s possession also disappears?**

The characters in the room are implied as paranoid, frightened, and on the edge of sanity. They are no longer regular humans who are living together on a vacation resort off the coast of Devon, but five half-sane people under extreme paranoia, all observing each other's slightest actions to point out the murderer. "Like a wary old tortoise, Mr. Justice Wargrave sat hunched up, his body motionless, his eyes keen and alert", perfectly describes how Wargrave really was afraid of his surroundings. Such a short sentence explains his exact feelings of fright, and suspiciousness. Lombard is described as a beast at bay ready to charge at his pursuers, clearly describing how he felt. He wasn't afraid, and sat there observing everyone's behavior. "His step was lighter and quicker, his body was lithe and graceful", describes how Lombard did seem quite afraid, and was behaving in a way that was quite abnormal for humans. Vera just sat huddled up in a chair, who I felt was described as clueless, afraid, worried, and on-edge. All these examples are quite abnormal for humans.
 * 29. Five people are still alive as chapter 13 begins. In the second paragraph, we read: “And all of them, suddenly, looked less like** **human beings. They were reverting to more bestial types.” Explain this behavior, and provide several examples of it by referring to the text of the novel.**

I would definitely act the same way in the situation. To know that somebody in the room is responsible for the death of 5+ people in the house is without a doubt, a really scary feeling. I don't blame the characters for how they felt at all, because I too would be paranoid, observing every little action of every single person.
 * 30. Is this similar to how you yourself would behave if placed in this** **horrific situation? Explain why or why not.**

These items reappear when the four members of the house discover Justice Wargrave dead. Miss Brent's ball of gray wool reappeared on Wargrave's head, as a judge's wig. The red shower curtain was wrapped around Wargrave's body.
 * 31. Earlier in the narrative, both a ball of gray wool and a red shower curtain suddenly go missing. How and where do these** **items reappear?**

What Lombard probably implied, was the irony in that situation. Wargrave sent Edward Seton to his death in court, and here he was in the chair dead himself, in a typical judge's outfit. Edward Seton was the character that was executed in 1930, due to Wargrave's orders as a judge. What he literally meant was that if Edward Seton were still alive today, he would've had a great laugh at the irony. The man that tried to send Edward to death was sitting in a chair dressed in the exact same outfit, dead.
 * 32. At the end of chapter 13, Mr. Lombard exclaims, “How Edward** **Seton would laugh if he were here! God, how he’d laugh!”** **Identify the implied, potential, and literal meanings of this** **“outburst [that] shocked and startled the others.”**

I think that Agatha Christie wanted to make the novel even more suspenseful than it already was. There were also only a few characters left, so she had room to add in much detail without dragging on the story. It made the story that much more mysterious, because it was the perspective of the last few characters that were alive. It helped the reader feel as though they were in the moment, which was neat because it was a really high point in the novel.
 * Chapter 14-END**
 * 33. The narrative of And Then There Were None seems to become more detailed – and carefully descriptive and deliberately paced** **– as it draws to a close. In chapter 14, for instance, we encounter extended interior monologues involving Miss Claythorne and ex-Inspector Blore. Why do you suppose the author begins to focus on her characters in this way, and at this moment in the tale?**

We learn that Vera Claythorne is still quite afraid, even though she appears to be confident. She also has a flashback of the incident with Hugo, and Cyril, which is almost a fully unraveled story at this point. She feels as though Hugo is in the room with her. Mr. Blore seems quite confident, probably because of his experience as a police officer. However, he remembers Landor which places him in fright again.
 * What do we learn from the private thoughts of these two characters?**

Both Vera and Blore were described as innocent, and quite aware and cautious of their surroundings. The author made it seem like it couldn't have been either of them, because they were simply too worried about the safety of themselves. It begs the reader to wonder who the murderer could possibly be then, and adds to the mysteriousness and suspicion of the plot events.
 * How do their ideas and impressions in chapter 14 advance the story?**

Dr. Armstrong had apparently disappeared from his bedroom when Mr. Blore was searching the hallways. It was later discovered that he had been drowned, and it was represented by his purple face that rested on his dead body beneath the rocks.
 * 34. What happens to Dr. Armstrong? How and when does he disappear?**

Mr. Blore's head was found crushed by a great block of white marble, and his dead body lay on the terrace. He was found under Vera's clock that hung from her mantelpiece. Vera and Phil suspect Armstrong immediately, because there was no one else inside the home. The only three people that were left were Blore, Vera, and Phil, and Blore went into the house himself, leaving Vera and Phil together. They come to the conclusion that somebody else is in the house as well, and Armstrong is blamed because of his magical disappearance. They suspected him to still be alive, and responsible for Blore's death.
 * 35. How is Mr. Blore murdered, and why do Miss Claythorne and Mr. Lombard suspect that Dr. Armstrong is Mr. Blore’s killer?**

I immediately suspected Mr. Lombard, just because he implied it within the conversation he was having with Vera. For example, "So that's it, is it Vera?", and "So we know where we are don't we?" seem like quotes that a murderer would say before he kills his victim. I almost felt like he was implying that Vera should say her last wishes if she had any before he killed her. Right after Vera asks "How was it worked--that trick with the marble bear?", Lombard just casually shrugs his shoulders as if there were no worries at all. I felt like Lombard acted overly casual and peculiar in this scene.
 * 36. When you reached the point where Miss Claythorne and Mr. Lombard are the only two characters remaining, which one did** **you think was the murderer? Or did you suspect someone else? Use quotes from the novel to support your answer.**

Philip Lombard is killed by Vera Claythorne. He is ironically shot straight through the heart with the same gun that he himself brought to the island as a safety weapon.
 * 37. Who kills Philip Lombard?**

Vera Claythorne is responsible for her own death, because she hung herself by her own decision.
 * 38. Who, ultimately, is responsible for the death of Vera Claythorne?**


 * EPILOGUE**

The detectives are Sir Thomas Legge, Assistant Commissioner at Scotland Yard, and Inspector Maine.
 * 39. Look again at the book’s Epilogue. Who are the detectives in charge of solving these crimes?**

These two detectives establish quite a lot of important details. For example, they found out that a character named Isaac Morris was the one who made all of the arrangements to get the ten guests to Indian Island. He was Mr. Owen. They also rule out a whole list of possibly, and come to the conclusion that the murder has to be one of the ten guests on the island. They also find several documents that were left on the island, such as Vera Claythorne and Miss Brent's diaries. After some talk, they realize that every person on the island is accused of doing something that can not cause them to go to jail. One other important factor they discover is that the chair that Vera Claythorne used to hang herself from was neatly stacked away with all of the other chairs. It was not kicked down, but put away nicely. They simply cannot find out who the murderer is, but they find out minor clues.
 * Are they able to come up with any answers? Evaluate their success, identifying the points on which they are correct and those** **on which they are incorrect in their reconstruction of the events on** **Indian Island.**

Mr. Wargrave is the murderer. His identity is revealed through the letter in the epilogue that he put in a bottle and threw out to sea. In the letter, the writer describes his traits, his background, his relationship with the others in the household, his job, and the Edward Seton case. As you keep reading the letter and putting all the clues together, it is evident that Mr. Justice Wargrave is writing the letter. Dr. Armstrong also did help in the murder of he some of the members in the household, but was late killed himself by Wargrave.
 * 40. Who is the murderer? How is his or her identity revealed?**

Mr. Owen was Isaac Morris. He was a character that Wargrave used to disguise as Mr. Owen, when really he was Mr. Owen himself.
 * 41. Who is the mysterious Mr. Owen?**

I was not completely satisfied or surprised with the book's ending. Maybe it's because my first guess in the first few chapters was Justice Wargrave. I felt like it should've been another character, someone who was more innocent such as Anthony Marston. Then I would've been surprised. The author could've twisted the epilogue to make Anthony Marston relate to the death of everyone else in the household. I guess the ending just wasn't that big of a shocker or a twist for me, and I was expecting a bit more.
 * 42. Were you satisfied with the novel’s conclusion? And were you surprised by it?**

Reading thorough it the first time, yes, the ending is well thought out and thorough. But after looking at the passage a few times, I feel like the author may have missed a few key things that made the ending unclear. For example, when Armstrong disappears, Blore and Lombard claim to have searched the entire house and island. How is it possible that they forgot to check the dining room, or didn't see Wargrave when they walked by? I also feel like Wargrave's method of killing Vera was really more just an experiment. What if Vera had not committed suicide, and could have lived with the guilt? Another question could be, how and when did Mr. Wargrave have time to smash all of the little Indian boys without being spotted? And even if he did manage to break 10 glass figures, how did the noise not effect the house members? Blore could hear Wargrave's little footsteps after he pushed Armstrong off the cliff, but couldn't hear glass figures breaking? The format in which the letter itself was written in, however, was fully credible. The confession was well-written, but I feel like the author skimmed through some parts with too little detail, and other parts with too much detail.
 * 43. Did you, as a reader and an armchair detective, find the ending** **fully credible and plausible? Did the murderer’s “confession”** **seem fitting and appropriate to you? Explain your answers.**

The term "red herring" is something the author places into a novel to direct the reader in a different direction. It acts as a distraction to send the reader off thinking other things.
 * Define the term “red herring”.**

Some red herrings include the death of Wargrave, Armstrong's hypodermic syringe, Lombard's revolver, and Edward Seton proven guilty. The death of Wargrave was like all of the other deaths in the household; they ended the story of that character's life. His death was a red herring as it caused you to rule him out of the possible victims list. Armstrong's hypodermic syringe caused the reader to believe that it was him, simply because it was an odd thing to bring to the island, regardless of how much he defended himself. Same with the revolver. Edward Seton proven guilty was another distraction from Wargrave, because it caused the reader to believe he could not have been a possible victim.
 * 44. And Then There Were None is generally seen as one of the** **best mystery novels ever published. What are the clues in this** **mystery? What are the red herrings?**

Excellent collection of responses to these questions. Well Done! 50/50

Ten Little Indians Some good visual choices for the poem. In future, try and avoid using clipart images on assignments like this.

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Several clues are given in the novel that match the above pictures, and act as clues. It appears to have some steep hills with a nice beach and fishing boats. Parts of the island smoothly shelf down to the sea, and it has a luxurious home (actually a hotel) placed in the center. The hills are fairly green and luscious looking, and it really does appear as just a big rock. All these clues and descriptions support Burgh Island as being acted by Indian Island.

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