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And Then There Were None - Term Papers

And Then There Were None

By chapter 13 of , by Agatha Christie, half of the ten guests that ventured out to Indian Island are killed. These incidents cause the remaining guests to react in bizarre ways. These reactions are common to most people that are placed in this situation. They protect themselves and react differently around each other. There are also accusations that are made about who may have done the killing of the first five guests, and there are alliances that are made to help find out who the murdered really is. Out of ten guests plus the boat handler, who brought them over to the island, one of them is the murderer. Who is it, and what do the guests do to find out who he or she is?
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to Philip Lombard and the key of the cupboard to Blore." (pg 141) The final way that the guests protected themselves was to keep close together as much as possible. "By all means. But in doing so let us be careful to keep together, if we separate, the murderer gets his chance." (pg 142) " I think, my dear young lady, we would all prefer to come and watch you make it." (pg 146)
The next thing that happened to the guests was the way they started to act around each other. One of the first act was to become testy and aggressive with each other. Each person, with there nerves running on high octane, all reacted in the same manner. They hated each other. "You damned pig-headed fool! I tell you it's been stolen from me!" (pg 141) "He said stiffly, ‘just as you please Miss Brent.'" (pg 134) "Lombard threw his head back. His teeth showed in what was almost a snarl." (pg 139) The next reaction after testiness was inquisitiveness. The guests all had there worries, so they started to asks ...

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Added: 6/21/2004 07:30:01 PM
Category: English
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