And Then There Were None Essay

What makes a murder, or a series of murders justified? The murder mystery novel, And Then There Were None, written by Agatha Christie, is an action-packed thriller in which ten strangers had been invited to Soldier Island, an isolated rock cut off from the mainland. Their hosts Mr. and Mrs. Owen were nowhere to be found. After dinner, each of the ten guests was accused from a gramophone record, that they each had committed terrible murder or murders. Thus began one of the most iconic murder mysteries of all time, a tale of ten guests, who like the famous poem, ‘Ten Little Soldier Boys,’ find themselves murdered one by one in a remote location. The guests must find who was the killer before it was too late. Subsequently, when a murder was committed,

Lombard carried around a revolver which he was ironically killed by his own weapon and was not frightened by much and was described in the novel as a wolf and panther hunting for its prey. I believe Philip Lombard deserved his punishment. Lombard was responsible for the deaths of twenty-one people in an East African tribe. When questioned about the murders, he responded by saying, “Story’s quite true! I left ‘em! Matter of self-preservation. We were lost in the brush. I and a couple of other fellows took what food there was and cleared out” (Christie, 2011, p. 67). Lombard showed little remorse and had left the twenty-one African tribesmen to die; he was very unforgive as he showed slight amusement in his confession. Lombard was the second to last guest on the island until he was promptly murdered for his terrible actions. Justice can be seen as unforgiving, but the justice system could not be properly served to Lomnard or any of the ten guests as they each had committed unprovable murders. The murderer on Soldier Island had realized this and they had promptly followed through with their iteration of

Marston was six feet tall and had kept a good appearance as he wore expensive clothes. Marston liked to drive erratically and seemed to lack a conscience. I believe that Anthony James Marston deserved his punishment. Marston was responsible for the murders of John and Lucy Combes, two young kids which he had run over while speeding. When questioned about the murders of the two children, Marston responded by saying, “Of course, it was a pure accident. They rushed out of some cottage or other. I had my license suspended for a year. Beastly nuisance” (Christie, 2011, p. 68). Marston had admitted with no remorse for the murders of two young children and had blamed them for being on the road instead of taking responsibility and blaming himself for his reckless speeding. Even after the murder of two kids, he was seen speeding down the road upon his arrival at Soldier Island. After Marston's grim confession, he was the first of the ten guests to be murdered. He had been poisoned with cyanide in his drink and had been brought to justice, as he had committed the murders of two children