Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None

Two brothers were playing with an inflatable ball. The older of the two took the game too far and forcibly propelled the other into the brick lining under the fireplace. Blood and tears rushed his face as the other watched in quiet, scared of the consequences. Although he did not intend to hurt him, he was still responsible for the accident. Similarly, in Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, ten people found themselves on an island, each accused of a murder they may, or may not, have committed. Justice Wargrave decided to put matters into his own hands and killed them in order of who caused the most suffering. Although people should be held accountable for the murders, not everyone involved in a death should have consequences.
Emily

Firstly, the doctor only speculated that the Rogers did not give medication to the sickly woman. Also, Justice Wargrave knew little of what went on in the house stating, “[the murder] was impossible to prove, but he was nevertheless quite sure of it in his own mind” (Christie 288). This means the justice decided for the Rogers whether or not this was a crime. He did not have proof of this and the Rogers were never convicted of a crime and, therefore, should not be held accountable for the death. They may have been an influence on the death, but it was never proved. She was often sick, which could have been a bigger influence. Since there are multiple influences on a person, this judge should not be able to determine if an influencer should have consequences or not. People should be responsible for their actions; however, due to an infinite amount of influences on a person’s life, not everyone should have repercussions. Likewise, only people who committed an act of murder should have consequences created by an unbiased court and not the morals of one man. Although the justice system cannot get every case completely correct, using a court builds a standardized procedure in order to obtain the most accurate results. In the end, it would decipher what level of contribution a person had in a murder and establish a justifiable