And Then There Were None

Death is something that occurs often in a war due to the violence and dangerous areas. Everyone takes on the thought of someone dying in different ways, whether they maintained a close relationship with the person or not guilt could become an instant reaction of the persons' death because of a feeling of maybe being responsible for the death that occurred. The thought of maybe being responsible for one of the soldiers that you have spent day night serving with could leave an enormous amount of guilt in one person. When witnessing a death or anything traumatic it is easy to blame someone else or even yourself for the tragic accident. Multiple characters in the book The Things They Carried demonstrated the guilt and responsibility of another

Both of the protagonists endure massive shifts in character that are induced by violent acts. Their first act of murder is what begins this vicious cycle and with the introduction of heavy influences, their characters dramatically change for the worst. As the protagonists enter this endless spiral, they become trapped with no point

These statements show how she was not able to stick with one story about the place that she came from to the spot of her father’s dead body; rather, she kept changing her story which proves that she was guilty of the murder. These are some examples regarding Lizzie’s strange behavior by giving different answers to the same question which proves her guilty of the

They are all haunted and looking for someone to blame rather than themselves. L.T still felt responsible because of how he was in charge of the young men. This highly affected the characters in the novel during and after the war. Each person held that guilt and carried it throughout their lives. Ironically, along with that guilt came relief and happiness.

At some point, all people must accept the harsh truth of mortality. When people realize it for the first time, they can go through a change in character. The young medic Rat Kiley, a character in Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, exemplifies this. His reaction to the sudden death of his best friend Curt Lemon, as portrayed in “How to Tell a True War Story,” depicts the shift of character that accompanies loss. Moreover, it reflects the inability of soldiers to return to normalcy after experiencing the traumas of grief.

In the book Bear Town guilt is a recurring thematic topic that drives the story forward. The opening pages of the book reveal a traumatic incident that occurs early on in the story, leaving all characters with the sense of guilt that permits throughout the narrative. As the town grapples with the aftermath of the event, the characters are forced to confront their own responsibility in the role that guilt plays in their lives. Backman's novel Bear Town is based on a small town and once a big secret gets out it changes the lives of everyone. Backman skillfully shows guilt throughout the characters Ana, Peter, and Maya.

While focusing on the victim's family and those around them, an ongoing theme of seeking justice occurs. When the victim, Geraldine, is raped, the immediate feeling of sympathy for her is quickly overtaken by anger. At the store, Bazil, the husband of Geraldine, attacked Linden, the perpetrator, with “an instinct of sudden rage” while also being described as “somewhat clumsy,” (Erdrich 244). Since the night of the rape, Bazil has been doing anything he can to ensure Geraldine gets over her trauma. His desire to bring peace to his wife has somewhat over taken him and masked the idea that he may also be searching for peace he needs himself.

" We knew we had been guilty, but now we had a way to atone for it." Page 26

At this point in the novel, the reader becomes aware that she is still struggling with the psychological effects. Finally, the trial was set and was a close court room. Alice relived every detail of the crime and ultimately Gregory Madison was found guilty and charged with six accounts. After the trial, Alice began a new beginning she felt an urge to change and altered her image and desires. She began to date boys, made new friends such as a girl named Lila.

After they realize that the assailant is one of them, and not someone hiding on the island, (on page 165) the first character introduced, Justice Lawrence Wargrave, said that “I reiterate my positive belief that of the seven persons assembled in this room one is a dangerous and probably insane criminal… From now on, it is our task to suspect each and every one amongst us.” While they do this, they believe that the murderer is one of the others (which is true), but their guesses are usually incorrect. For example, on page 169-170, Philip Lombard and Vera Claythorne discuss who they think the killer is and both of them are wrong. Philip suspects Judge Lawrence Wargrave and Vera suspects Doctor Armstrong, who Lombard soon begins to distrust as well. The use of irony adds to the suspense because it shows that the characters cannot escape their fate by reasoning out who the killer is, as they are always

O’Brien’s intended audience was young people who were not educated about the war and he discussed the themes shame/guilt and mortality/death. The chapter “The Things They Carried” gives an introduction about the men in the group, it also shows shame/guilt. The chapter talks about the equipment each soldier carried and how it affected them. During this chapter it focuses primarily on LT.

The author uses inner thinking to make the story more suspenseful. One example of this is when Vera ponders hanging herself. On page 244, it

To continue, The author uses a paragraph to simply start to explain what is happening and try to draw the reader into the book when, the author shows this dystopian control By Saying, “We must, by law keep a record of the innocents we kill. And as i see It, they’re all innocents. Even the guilty. Everyone is guilty of something. And everyone still harbors a memory of childhood innocence, no matter how many layers get wrapped around it.

However, his true morals are revealed when the narrator shows signs of guilt like “My head ached, and I fancied a ringing in my ears.” The narrator’s transition from superiority to guilt represents the reality that the acknowledgement of wrongdoings can either be done consciously or unconsciously, and that the latter has considerable negative

All characters are accused and redeemed of guilt but the murderer is still elusive. Much to the shock of the readers of detective fiction of that time, it turns out that the murderer is the Watson figure, and the narrator, the one person on whose first-person account the reader 's’ entire access to all events depends -- Dr. Sheppard. In a novel that reiterates the significance of confession to unearth the truth, Christie throws the veracity of all confessions contained therein in danger by depicting how easily the readers can be taken in by