And+Then+There+Were+None


 * CHAPTER 1, 2, & 3**

Una Nancy Owen is the mysterious person who invited all the characters at the same time to the Indian Island.
 * 1. Who is U.N. Owen? What do we learn about him in the novel’s**
 * opening pages?**

It takes place on the Indian Island, in an south facing house, low and square and modern looking with rounded window sletting in all the light. First it seems like an enjoyable place to be, but after a few strange things happening, it seems more like a prison.
 * 2.Where does the story take place? Describe the primary setting of**
 * And Then There Were None with __as much detail as possible.__**

The name of Indian Island shows that there is something going on with the Indians on the Island. In every of the Guests rooms is this nursery rhyme about the ten little Indian boys. It foreshadows what could happen to the guests.
 * 3. How and why is Indian Island so important to the narrative (Story)?**

•Mr Justice Wargrave- retired hanging judge •Vera Claythorne- secretary of Mrs. U.N. Owen •Captain Philip Lombard- •Emily Brent- very strict and religious teacher •General Macarthur- was fighting in the Great War •Dr. Armstrong- succesful doctor, who works a lot •Anthony Marston- young and likes to party •Mr. Blore- detective who tries to hide his identity •Mr. & Mrs. Rogers- The butler and cook of the Owen's •Fred Narracott- The boatsman
 * 4. Identify the ten guests who have been invited to Indian Island, giving**
 * their __names and backgrounds__.**


 * 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?)**


 * Threatening?**
 * Captain Philip Lombard- because he took a gun with him to the island.
 * Mr. Blore- He tried to hidew his identity


 * Harmless?**
 * Vera Claythorne- is scared of the sea and thinks about Hugo and Cyril, while the reader doesn't know who these guys are

It is a nursery rhyme that is about ten little indian boys, something happened to every of these guys so that in the end ther is no one left.
 * 6. Describe the poem Vera Claythorne finds on display above the**
 * mantel in her bedroom (in ch 2). What kind of poem is it?**

From a funny child poem it changed to an story about the guests of Mr. & Mrs. Owen.
 * 7. How are the poem’s meaning and imagery changed by its context in**
 * this novel?**

There are 10 of the China figures. It is the same amount of China figures as Indian boys.
 * 8. How does the poem relate to the centerpiece of small china figures**
 * that first appears in the subsequent dinner scene (in Ch.3)?**

It could be that the guests get killed one after another, so that in the end there is no guest left.
 * 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.)**

The Voice accuses every guest of being guilty for the death of one/ more persons. Dr. Armstrong- cause the death of Louisa Mary Clees Emily Brent- responsible for the death of Beatrice Taylor Mr. Blore- brought about the death of James Stephen Landor Vera Claythorne- killed Cyril Ogilvie Hamilton Philip Lombard- guilty of the death of 21 men, members of an East African tribe John Macarthur-sent his wife's lover, Arthur Richmond, to his death Anthony Marston- guilty of the murder of John and Lucy Combes Lawrence John Wargrave- guilty of the murder of Edward Seton
 * 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.**


 * CHAPTERS 4 & 5**

Anthony Marston
 * 11. Who dies at the end of chapter 4?**

" The legal life's narrowing! Im all for crime!" He says he is all for crime and not minute after he gets murdered, by someone who putting venom in his glass.
 * 12. Look at the victim’s last words, and then explain the irony or black**
 * comedy of this particular murder, given these final comments.**

He doesn't want to go back to his little house,to all the trooubles and worries. He wants to stay on the island because the island seems really peaceful. He can't go any further and got to the end of things.
 * 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.**

He thinks about his wife and her lover and starts to regret the thinks that happened.
 * What is the general going through? Describe his state of mind –**
 * what it is, and what it might be.**


 * CHAPTER 6 & 7**

She met her demise in oversleeping herself.
 * 14. How does Mrs. Rogers meet her demise in chapter 6?**

Mr. Blore immediately suspect that Mrs. Rogers was killed by her husband because he thinks Mr. Rogers was scared that Mrs. Rogers couldn't stand the pressure and would give away their secret.
 * 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.**

Because they thought of the poem and found out that the first two indian boys died the exact way Anthony Marston and Mrs. Rogers died.
 * 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 think Mr. Owen is the murderer.
 * How does this conclusion relate to the absence of Mr. Owen?**

Because Mr. Blore is a detective and they think he could help find out were Mr. Blore is.
 * Why do Mr. Lombard and Dr. Armstrong then agree to enlist Mr.**
 * Blore in their search mission?**

On the whole island.
 * What and where do they plan to search?**


 * CHAPTER 8 & 9**

If there is no one else on the island then the guests of U.N. Owen, one of the guests has to be the murderer.
 * 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."**

Before there was the chance that U. N. Owen really exists and is on the Island. After this sentence it is sure that one of the guests has to be the murderer.
 * 18. What sort of threshold has been crossed, and how is the story**
 * different from this point on?**

Mr. Justice Wargrave is the leader. I think this appiontment fits because he is the oldest, is a judge and knows a lot of things.
 * 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?**

They are fine with him being the leader and have the same thoughts as he has.
 * How do the other six characters react to this leader’s questions and**
 * conclusions?**

They react shocked but think about it being true.
 * How do they react to one another’s accusations?**

Most likely to be guilty is Mr. Rogers and Dr. Armstrong. Innocent seem Vera Claythorne, Justice Wargrave and Emily Bennett.
 * 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?**


 * CHAPTER 10 & 11**


 * 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.”**

Beatrice Taylor is the one, Emily Brent is accused of killing. I think because of her very strict religious life she doesn't feel responsible for the death of Beatrice Taylor. Maybe she wrote it down because she thinks Beatrice Taylor is responsible for her death.
 * What do you make of this passage? What does it mean? 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.**

Except of seven china figures there were only six. It tells us that there got another of the characters murdered.
 * 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?**

He got hit on his head with a big chopper.
 * 23. How has Mr. Rogers been killed?**

I think every character wants to act normal so the murderer doesn't notice them. They are really nice to each other and want to help with everything.
 * 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?**

Everybody tries to act perfectly normal but inside they are scared, confused and totally terrified. They try to figure who the murderer is and what will happen next.
 * 25. Read the conclusion of chapter 11 and then comment on the**
 * thoughts and fears these characters are experiencing.**


 * CHAPTER 12 & 13**

Someone stung her with a syringe. They suspect Dr. Armstrong committed the crime because he is the only one who brought a hypodermic syringe to the Island.
 * 26. How is Miss Brent murdered, and why is Dr. Armstrong**
 * immediately suspected of committing this crime?**

A hypodermic syringe
 * 27. What telltale item in the doctor’s possession turns up missing?**

His revolver.
 * 28. What item originally in Mr. Lombard’s possession also**
 * disappears?**

They knew someone in the room with them was a murderer so they didn't feel very good -"Mr. Justice Wargrave sat hnced up, his body motionless, his eyes keen and alert." -"Ex-Inspector Blore looked coarser and clumsier in build. His walk was that of a slow, padding animal. His eyes were bloodshot. There was look of mingled ferocity and stupidity about him. He was like a beast at bay ready to charge its pursuers." -"Philip Lombard's senses seemed heightened, rather than diminished. His ears reacted to the slightest sound. His step was lighter annd quicker, his body was lithe and graceful. And he smiled often, is lips curling back from his long white teeth." -"Vera Claythorne was very quite. She sat most of the time huddled i a chair. Her eyes stared ahead of her into space. She looked dazed. She was like a bird that has dashed its head against glass and tat has been picked up by a human hand. It crouches there, terrified, unable to move, hoping to save itself by its immobility." -"Armstrong was in a pitiable condition of nerves. He twitched and his hands shook. He lighted cigarette after cigarette and stubbed them out almost immediately. The forced inaction of their position seemed to gall him more than the others."
 * 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 example of it by**
 * referring to the text of the novel.**

I think I would act similar, because you can't get away from the island and you can't do anything else than searching in the house to find out who the murderer is. The best thing then is to be with all the others and look at every one so the murderer can't do anything without being seen.
 * 30. Is this similar to how you yourself would behave if placed in this**
 * horrific situation? Explain why or why not.**

They reappear at the death of Mr. Justice Wargrave. They were used for his death.
 * 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?**

Philip Lombard explains that Mr. Wargrave got killed how he 'killed" Edward Seton. He judged an innocent man.
 * 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.”**


 * CHAPTER 14- END**

We get to know more about their murder. They looked pretty innocent in the beginning of the story, so Agatha Christie tries to make them look guilty.
 * 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?**

They feel guilty and think about the murdered people a lot.
 * What do we learn from the private thoughts of these two**
 * characters?**

By hearing different noises the characters make the story exciting and scary.
 * How do their ideas and impressions in chapter 14 advance the**
 * story?**

He got killed. He dissapeared in the night, before Blore heard steps and got out of his room. When Blore knocked on every door he didn't answered and the door was locked. Later Vera Claythorne and Mr. Lombard found him dead at the rocks.
 * 34. What happens to Dr. Armstrong? How and when does he**
 * disappear?**

He was spreadeagled. HIs head crushed and mangled by a great block of white marble. They think that Dr. Armstrong is the murderer because they were together when it happened.
 * 35. How is Mr. Blore murdered, and why do Miss Claythorne and**
 * Mr. Lombard suspect that Dr. Armstrong is Mr. Blore’s killer?**

I think that there is someone else one the island, because both characters were totally shocked when they found the dead body of Dr. Armstrong. Also they were together when Mr. Blore got killed.
 * 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.**

Vera Claythorne
 * 37. Who kills Philip Lombard?**

Vera Claythorne herself is responsible for her death. There were several things that made her doing it, but in the end she is responsible because she stept on the chair and hanged herself.
 * 38. Who, ultimately, is responsible for the death of Vera**
 * Claythorne?**


 * EPILOGUE**

Sir Thomas Legge and Inspecor Maine.
 * 39. Look again at the book’s Epilogue. Who are the detectives in**
 * charge of solving these crimes?**

The detectives figure out that the murder is an act of justice. They figure out that Morris got killed as well. and didn't die because of a suicide.
 * 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.**

The murderer is Mr. Justice Wargrave. He wrote a letter explaining the whole story.
 * 40. Who is the murderer? How is his or her identity revealed?**

Mr. Justice Wargrave. He let Morris work for him, in inviting the other nine characters and talking to the people of the city near Indian Island.
 * 41. Who is the mysterious Mr. Owen?**

I was satisfied with the novel's conclusion because I didn't thought that Mr. Wargrave was the murderer until the end. It was very surprising for me, because I thought he was shot and then he writes in his letter that he lived until the end.
 * 42. Were you satisfied with the novel’s conclusion? And were you**
 * surprised by it?**

I think the conclusion is totally credible. After Mr.Justice Wargrave's explaining about his dead the whole story fits perfectly.
 * 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.**

A red herring is when yu try to make someone thinking anything, while it is actually the total difference.
 * Define the term “red herring”.**

One of the clues is that the people are saying that the murderer has to be someone who wants to judge others for their crimes. Red herrings are like letting Mr.Wargrave die and in the end he didn't really die, he just acted it.
 * 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?**

Nice work on completing all the questions.

45/50

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