Character Analysis: And Then There Were None By Agatha Christie

A victim can be described in various ways in the real world and in the world of literature. Unfortunately, in Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None three different characters are victimized. In this story, ten strangers are invited to Soldier Island by one unknown host and one by one they are each tormented various ways until they meet their death. At first, all ten strangers seem to be traumatized by their brutal experience. However, further into the story Mrs Rogers,Vera Claythorne and Philip Lombard are clearly shown as the main sufferers. Without a doubt Agatha Christie’s usage of victims is targeted at characters such as Mrs Rogers, Vera Claythorne, and Philip Lombard.

Mrs. Rogers known as one of the quiet frightened characters is quite targeted

Primarily, Phillip is sent to the island as an employee for the host. Philip’s job is to take care of anything the employer needs him too. Instead, there is actually no job and Philip is lured in for his murder of a native tribe in Africa. Specifically, Philip is tricked into visiting the island due to a job but also later as one of the last two characters alive Philip is tricked. He believes that Vera Claythorne will not shoot him as a way to reassure herself that the murderer is with her and she is next to die yet she does. Vera does this with Philips revolver and her surprising action is shown when she kills Philip “Lombard’s leaping body stayed poised in mid-spring then crashed heavily to the ground” (Christie 264). Seemingly, Philip is harmed, killed with his own revolver, and partially responsible for his death as he carries an easily accessible revolver, making him a victim in three separate ways. Without a doubt, Philip suffers death but also disloyalty from a fellow character whom he protects throughout the story. All in all, Philip Lombard is slyly tricked into death showing him as a betrayed