How Does Vera Clayhorne Change Throughout The Novel

The book And Then There Were None by AGATHA CHRISTIE is a murder mystery. It is a story of a prompt “Ten little Indian boys' ' one by one they start dying and then none are left. In And Then There Were None, the characters develop throughout the story in different ways, many for the worse. The character Vera Claythorne is a young beautiful young lady haunted by her ex fiance. Her character develops throughout the book from her speech to her thoughts and lastly through her actions.

Vera Claythorne changes from an innocent young lady, to a frightened and alone young lady ready to die. Her speech shows this change. After hearing all the individuals’ crimes Ms. Claythorne exclaims "Turn it off! Turn it off! It's horrible!" (43). She is showing how innocent she is being so young and not knowing anything about murder. At the end of the book she exclaims “ Lombard said as he straightened up: "Satisfied?" Vera said: "Quite.” (228). This gives an idea of how she didn't want to show how frightened she was to die. Once alone her thoughts start

Her thoughts show this change. While Vera and others were waiting for the taxi and were notified it was too crowded and some had to wait “Vera Claythome, her own secretarial position clear in her mind, spoke at once. "I'll wait," she said, "if you will go on?" (16). This shows how clear minded she was. In the middle after the first had died Vera said “ "You'd never think that he would kill himself. He was so alive. He was- oh---enjoying himself!...he looked-he looked-oh, I can't explain!"(67). This shows how she was meditative and felt deeply thoughtful and confused. In the end she was the last one alive. She was tired and wanted to sleep “. Hugo was waiting for her inside- she was quite sure of it ....”(233). “ She sat there-exquisitely happy-exquisitely at peace”(229).this shows how she was crazy and