Insane In And Then There Were None

David C. Brown (1985) recounts the details of how Giles Cory was pressed to death on September 19th. Cory pled not guilty but remained silent when asked if he would accept a trial in front of a jury. His failure to speak brought the proceedings to a halt. After several days the court decided to use its legal right at attempting to literally press an answer out of him. Although the court had the right under common law to deal with Cory as it did, it seemed to many to be a harsh and increasingly arbitrary act of enforcing authority.

”Old man, if your informant tells the truth let him come here openly like a decent man. But if he hides in anonymity I must know why. Now, sir, the government and central church demand of you the name of him who reported Mister Thomas Putnam a common murderer. ”Danforth is back to willing to learn both sides, everyone has confused him now the judge has no choice but to go off what he would most believe. Danforth had his reasons for believing what he wanted.

Ten people were invited to Soldier Island all, to be punished for their crimes. Lawrence Wargrave did not have the authority to kill these ten guests. Not all were guilty to the same degree, Mrs. Brent and Mr. Marston are good examples of this. One example of how justice was not served on Soldier Island is Anthony Marston.

For example, When Francis Nurse tells Judge Danforth that he believes the girls are lying to him about the witchcraft accusations, he responds, “Do you know who I am, Mr. Nurse? … And do you know that near to four hundred are in the jails from Marblehead to Lynn, and upon my signature? … And seventy-two condemned to hang by that signature?” (Miller 90). Here the characterization of Hawthorne is shown to be arrogant and audacious because he is very confident about his decision to condemn that many people, and will not listen to others opinion.

Justice was NOT served on Soldier Island “Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are” - Benjamin Franklin In the murder mystery novel, And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie justice was not served. A few reasons for this is; Their crimes did not match their punishments, and other factors contributed to these people's deaths. Also now who is going to right Wargraves wrongs.

Vera snuck out with a revolver, and unfortunately killed Philip. After her horrendous act, Vera was filled with guilt and ended up hanging herself. Although Vera killed Philip, she was not the killer of the other guests, instead it was Justin Wargrave. Justin is, “a man of law”,so he wanted the ten guests on Soldier Island to pay for their crimes they committed, I learned something about life in this book.

In the novel And Then There Were None, one of the most intriguing characters is Justice Wargrave. Wargrave is a very smart man, however he chooses to make the decisions for everyone on the island and the characters oblige. One example of a judger, from MBTI, is “Are product oriented (emphasis is on completing the task)” (P. Tieger; B. Tieger 4). For example, when Christie exemplifies this trait in the following quote “ It would be advisable, I think, if we met to discuss the situation…”

Mr. Justice Wargrave is a retired judge, while Jessica Lawrence is insanely

The killer, Justice Wargrave takes note of these feelings of guilt

One of the most important symbols of this story is Harrison; he symbolizes the revolution that everyone wants ad needs, he also symbolizes independence and doing what you think is right. We know this because he is the only one in the story who at least tries to gain independence and freedom. Another important symbol are the handicaps; which symbolize the oppression, conformity and the false equality. The handicaps show this because they are the tools the government uses to oppress people and stop them from being themselves. Symbolism shows the tone of foreboding because every symbol relates to something that could happen like the handicaps are like chains that hold us back and Harrison is like the revolutionist with a new idea or

He says the defendant accused of murder was let off and “eight years later they found out that he’d actually done it, anyway” (12). Prejudice clouds a person’s judgement and does not allow the individual to see all the facts. It only allows them to

The innocent must not suffer.”. Christie describes Wargrave as "wizened and ugly, with tortoise-like neck,” and “pale shrewd little eyes”; his ugliness makes his appearance more forbidding. Justice Wargrave purposely created fear in the guests by putting them in caution against each other, “From now on, it is our task to suspect each and every one amongst us.”. He was on the path of dying due to his illness, as a result, he wanted to leave an unsolvable mystery after his

The suggestion that the Judge’s life contains “splendid rubbish [...] to cover up and paralyze a more active and subtle conscience” displays the duality of the characterization which the narrator creates. The juxtaposition of “splendid” and “rubbish” serve to expose the Judge’s deteriorating morals, while crafting the surface of respectability. This subtle use of contrasting opinions aids to establish the narrator’s sarcastic tone, simultaneously displaying the judge’s desired character and then undermining that character with suggestions of his true nature. The choice of the word “rubbish” especially highlights the sarcastic tone, equating the sequence of Judge Pyncheon’s life to that of trash, worthy of nothing. This carefully placed, critical diction reveals the true feelings of the narrator, bolstering his sarcasm.

He shows this when he asks Francis Nurse, “Do you know who I am, Mr. Nurse?” (p.209). Danforth thinks the law should be followed exactly as it is written without exception. He thinks that anyone who is against the trials is trying to go against him and the church. He is the judge and he does not like anyone questioning the way he runs the court.

He confesses in his manuscript to Scotland Yard “I was able to concoct a suitable bait for each. None of my plans miscarried”(292). In other words, he found relations between the murders and the general psyche of the victim’s mindframe. An example is the seaweed in Vera Claythorne’s room that reminded her of the “cold clammy touch”(230) of Cyril, or the smell of the ocean where she let a little boy drown in the depths of the freezing ocean. Wargrave placed the seaweed knowing that it would make Miss Claythorne’s buried guilt resurface and give her self-doubt and fear.