Justice Wargrave's And Then There Were None

One instance when I made a poor decision was when I lied to my parents about being at a peer’s house to spend the night when I was actually with my girlfriend. I was caught a few days later, yet I was barely “punished”. My parents understood that I am a responsible person who simply made an improper choice. They acknowledged that I am a hardworking and respectful teenager who contributes to society. Instead of losing lots of my privileges, I faced a small repercussion of being grounded for a few days and revoked my immature action by donating time with my family to community service during the holiday season. While my situation worked out in my best interest, most people are not as lucky when it comes to faces the consequences of their actions.

One who agrees with this may concur with the actions of Justice Wargrave. In And Then There Were None, the judge plans and perfectly executes the deaths of nine other people and himself. Wargrave devised this in order to “live” before he suffered from a medical condition. Wargrave explains his purpose for the operation in a letter, where he writes “yes, I wanted to kill...The innocent must not suffer. And then, quite suddenly, the idea came to me-started by a chance remark...casually mentioned how often murder must be committed which the law was unable to touch,” (Christie 288). By justifying his responsibility of a mass murder, the author offers support to those who believe that every bad deed should not go unpunished. Many may agree that these fictional characters got what they so rightfully

First, in regards to the far more realistic reason, some may not understand that people make poor decisions on accident. Many people do not intend to hurt other or fail. One example when this happens in And Then There Were None is the manslaughter of John and Lucy Combes by Anthony Marston. These two children ran out into the street playing while Tony, who happened to be driving over the speed limit, accidentally hit them and ended their life. While tragic and unfortunate, Marston did not intentionally mean to end their life, shown when he admits, “‘you’re right, sir, it was damned bad luck on them. Of course it was a pure accident… I had my license suspended for a year.’” (Christie 68). By having Tony admit his accident and show that he already faced repercussions, the author supports the idea that accidents can occur and there are better ways of punishing one than simply claiming “an eye for an eye”. Another possibility for believing one should always face identical punishment for what they did would be if someone was just too perfect for society. Someone who exhibits these qualities must never make a mistake and be ideal in every way. One person who identifies this way would be Emily Brent. Miss Brent is the most religious and flawless character in Agatha Christie’s novel. While