and then there were none

All three alliances help the murderer Lawrence Wargrave in some way. The alliance between Lombard, Armstrong, and Blore is noticeably shaky throughout most of the novel, and as a result the acts they do as an alliance are generally small and virtually insignificant to Wargrave. However, there are two major instances with Blore, Armstrong, and Lombard that are particularly

Summarize why the townspeople think Victor is the murderer. The townspeople think Victor is the murderer because several people saw ‘his’ boat in the water and then 2 boys found the dead body 3. Who has been murdered? Henry Clerval was murdered 4.

2. How did Geronimo change in response to the murder of his mother, wife, and three small

3. Some of the characters in the play are blind to the truth. Choose three characters and discuss why they are blind to

Prompt five, Argue who is/ are the most admirable and/ or despicable character(s) in the novel and why.

“Ten little soldier boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were Nine…One little soldier boy left all alone; he went and hanged himself And then there were None” (Green). A group of 10 strangers are sent to the mysterious Soldier Island for a so called vacation. What they don’t know is that there is one murderer among them. During their first night on the island, a mysterious record reveals the darkest secret of each person, they are murderers. Soon after that, the first murder is committed and death is among them. As the crowd of ten diminishes, the china soldiers on the table do as well, until there are none. In And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, the theme of guilt is portrayed when Vera Claythorne hangs herself, when the record is played on the gramophone, and when Miss Emily Brent has flashbacks.

In great literature, no scene of violence exists for its own sake. Explain how a violent scene or scenes contribute to the meaning of the play.

10) Why did the ‘Lynch Mob’ go home? What main point do you think the novelist hoped to make by introducing this episode into the story?

Meyer, Michael. "Killings." The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading, Thinking, Writing. Ninth ed. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2012. 96-108. Print.

The attacks on Indians by the whites could now be excused because the Indians had murdered family members. They could kill, scalp, and rob Indians without much fear of being caught or punished. A play based on real life, written by Indian fighter, Robert Rogers, showed how two hunters happened upon two Indians. As they talked, both told of how Indians had murdered some family members, so it was logical to them to kill the Indians, scalp them and robbed them of the guns, hatchets and furs. The “victims’ furs were a fantastic windfall”. (129)

6. Denouement shows the characters going back to the normal life they led before the conflict

1. Compare and contrast how, and for what dramatic purpose, the writers of The History Boys and Oleanna present characters who display both vulnerability and villainy.

3. Identify each of the following characters below by (1) their relationship to one another and (2) what can be inferred about their personalities thus far.

Often in literature, the author portrays the nature of humans as either being good or bad. Sometimes, the characters are portrayed as evil and violent creatures and this much is true in both The Shining and in the story And Then There Were None. The dictionary defines violence as a behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something. As shown in both stories, some people may become violent after being trapped in an area for a long span of time. I believe that some people can become violent and I hope to prove it throughout this claim about human nature.

Imagine knowing how you would die. Paranoia? Schizophrenia? Insomnia? All of these feelings would set in as you sat waiting to be the next victim. Ten Little Indians, published as And Then There Were None when it débuted in America, brought a wonderful sense of mystery into the life of the American. Written by Agatha Christie, it was published in 1939 as a fiction murder mystery. The story is set on an island off the coast of Devon, England during the thirties. Ten Little Indians is a classic murder mystery, which involves ten unsuspecting average people. While it seems that one of these people would be the main character, everyone is equally important in shaping the story.