![]() The first two murdered victims are studies in opposites: Marston is a rich, carefree playboy while Mrs. However, for example, the first two murders also reflect a major theme of the novel: the leveling of class distinctions. The murderer, Wargrave, insists in the closing chapter that the murders were committed when opportunity presented itself. How do the murders on Indian Island play with ideas of class consciousness? In this way, the reader has no character to root for but, instead, is caught up in the drama of how justice will be handed out and who is ultimately responsible for the deliverance of this justice. Each of the characters is a murderer responsible for an act of evil and therefore deserving in some way of murder. As Wargrave insists, his acts of murder on the Island are not committed out of a desire for chaos but, instead, out of a desire to restore justice to the world.Īnd Then There Were None differs from other novels in the detective genre because it does not provide a clear protagonist. The fact that Wargrave is the murderer does not undermine this symbolic logical order. Justice Wargrave always insists that no one be proved guilty or innocent without sufficient and undeniable proof. ![]() While several of the characters, including Miss Brent and Vera Claythorne, propose supernatural answers to the mystery of the Indian Island murders, Mr. Justice Wargrave represents the supremacy of logical order and reason. Justice Wargrave’s representation and his symbolism in the novel. Christie’s genre novels often bridge the gap between literary fiction and genre fiction by using serious literary themes and ingeniously creative plots and characters.ĭiscuss Mr. Literary fiction, according to some critics, often elevates style, character development, and intellectual ideas over suspenseful plots or entertainment value. Crime, detective, superhero, horror, science fiction, and romance novels are all examples of genre fiction. Genre fiction is any novel or story that uses fantastical characters and stories, or suspenseful and exciting plots to entertain readers. If you’re after a good thriller watch the BBC adaption.įollow Sweet Delights on WordPress.What is genre fiction? How does it differ from other types of fiction? ![]() I often felt myself skimming over it all. If I’m honest I was a bit let down by the novel compared to the drama of the adaption, which is unusual as I always prefer the novels! I felt the book wasn’t as serious as the drama due to it’s easy to read dialogue and often it’s lack of description. The transcript at the end reveals that Judge Wargave is the mastermind behind the acts as he had long wished to set an unsolvable murder puzzle and also seeks revenge for those who have indirectly killed someone and therefore can never be found guilty of the murder. Vera’s death is also different, in the BBC version Justice Wargave watches Vera as she struggles with a noose around her neck, in the novel she is alone. On screen the tension was fraught, in the book it was over in a couple of sentences. Some differences between the BBC drama and the novel was the lack of drama and desperation between Lombard and Vera before she kills him. By the end of the novel, there is no one left. One by one each person is mysteriously killed and each time this happens a figure is taken.Īll start blaming each other offering reasons as to why the killer could be amongst them whilst others believe there is an outsider on the island carrying out the murders. They find a poem in one of the rooms about 10 soldiers and there are 10 figurines on the dining table. All the strangers have indirectly played a part in someone’s death, from Dr Armstrong carrying out surgery under the influence, to Vera Claythorne’s decision not to save a drowning boy so her lover gets an inheritance and Mrs Brent’s decision to dismiss a pregnant servant causes the expectant mother to take her own life.Īll are confused as to why they have been summoned to the island but the letters they received all give perfectly legitimate reasons. That fact is bound to come in handy at a pub quiz.Īnd Then Were None is a tale about 10 strangers who are brought to an island off Devon called Solider Island by U N Owen. I’m probably one of the few people on earth who hasn’t read an Agatha Christie novel – she’s the most widely read author after Shakespeare. Once it was back in stock I hurriedly ordered it. I was eager to get the book but unsurprisingly every edition imaginable was sold out on Amazon. It was the classic ‘whodunnit’ – full of drama, suspense and intrigue with a stellar cast. ![]() I thought it was one of the best dramas I had seen in years – I was actually on the edge of my seat. And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieĪlong with everyone else over Christmas I watched the BBC’s adaption of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. ![]()
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