Flashbacks In And Then There Were None

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Justice Wargrave represents the theme of Justice, as he carefully decides on punishment and orders each of the characters to die. The two characters whose death was deliberate and given careful consideration were Vera Claythorn and Phillip Lombard. In the novel, “And then there were none.” Agatha Christie uses the literary technique of flashbacks and symbolism to demonstrate the theme of Justice. The first Character whose death was deliberate was Vera Claythorn because she was the last one who was killed on the Island, and whose background story was most involved and seen in the book. Her story with Cyril had a big impact on why she was killed last and had the specific punishment of hanging herself. In her story, she was known for homicide