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Why And Then There Was None Be Banned

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And then there was none is a murder mystery novel written by Agatha Christie on November 6th, 1939 in the United Kingdom. The book takes place on the mysterious Soldier Island which is owned by Mr. Owens. The novel tells the story of 10 random strangers who all get sent an invitation to this mysterious island. What the guests don’t know is that there is a killer on the island, and the guest must figure out who the killer is before it's too late. Towards the end of the novel, Justice Wargrave, who is described as an old man, is surprisingly revealed as the killer. In the novel “And Then There Were None”, I believe the most important literary element is the characters. Throughout the novel, we learn information about these characters and we …show more content…

The most notable location that the book is banned in is Canada. The novel was banned by the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB). The book is banned for 2 main reasons. The first being the anti-semetic remarks that the novel contains. In the novel, a character named Mr. Morris, who is Jewish, is described in certain ways that are anti-semtic. The novel states, “ What exactly was up, he wondered? That little jew had been damned”(Christie 5). Another example of this in the text is, “ I was approached by a little Jewboy”(Christie 125). These show how the book contained anti-semetic writing, as these pieces of literature are hostile towards Jewish people, more specifically Mr.Morris in the novel. Another reason why the book is banned is because of the racism found inside the novel. The racism that is in question when talking about this book is the previous titles of this novel. The first of which was “Ten Little N-Words”, and the second one being “Ten Little Indians' '. I believe that the time period in which this book was written had a lot to do with the previous names of the book. The book was written in 1939, which was a period where many terms that are seen as offensive and racist now, weren’t viewed the same way back then. Regardless of this, these past names are definitely offensive and racist, and they do warrant the changing of the title. I personally do believe that the banning of the book makes sense, as the examples I provided are undoubtedly offensive and racist. The terms “Jew Boy” and “little jew” which are used in the story can be seen as very offensive to people who may be Jewish. Similarly, the previous titles, which contain racist and offensive terms as well, can also be seen as

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