Who Is The Protagonist In And Then There Were None

The many murders of Jeffrey Dahmer are prime examples of man’s inhumanity to

Plunder we took, and we enslaved the women / to make division equal shares to all” (Homer 152-154). War curses Odysseus’ crew to be arrogant and murderous, even though the crew could have been grateful and guest-like. They break the law of hospitality without batting an eye because the recent war made them feel they could kill whoever they wanted. People have a tendency to abuse power, and the power to take someone else’s life is one of the most easily abused. War curses mankind to be jealous and murderous, as proven by Odysseus and his crew.

The pursuit of justice motivates some characters to take action to right wrongs, showing how justice operates in a place where traditional forms of justice are unavailable finding purpose and meaning in life is also important, as characters fight with the questions posed by the open and unsettled nature of the West. (Vevier, 4) Establishing a driving purpose is key to propelling character forward in their journey into the unknown and building a new community out of the

Though, emotionally, he is just as bad as the other islanders, if not worse, he takes it upon himself to act like he is above them and can decide the outcome of their fate. His actions are driven by a twisted sense of justice and revenge, making him no better than the murderers he seeks to punish. After Mrs.rodgers death Wargrave declares to Brent “My dear lady, in my experience of ill-doing, Providence leaves the work of conviction and chastisement to us mortals—and the process is often fraught with difficulties. There are no shortcuts.” After Rodgers death Wargrave feels the need to proclaim to the islanders that some type of divine spirit has taken her life in order to repay for her sin.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” This is an extremely powerful and selfless statement. What I believe he is saying is, regardless of where injustice was taking place, it affected him and everyone around him. “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” He

As a species, humans can be vengeful and spiteful. Especially when it comes down to the justice and injustice when a wrong has been committed. For instance, on August 5, 2008, Casey Anthony was formerly charged with child neglect and slaughter of her baby. This caused quite the stir up among people who felt Ms. Anthony’s baby will not receive the justice that she deserves due to the fact there was no concrete evidence. Many believed that Casey should receive the death penalty to make up for the loss of her baby’s life because various people thought Casey was the one who allegedly killed her own child.

has set an interesting turn of events where he led people by using his method of direct actions, though he did not advocate violence this did create complications when violence was used in methods for self-defense. Today, we see that people have different outlooks on how to achieve equality, and much of those are demonstrated through protests, boycotts, and even approaches using the legal system (through the courts). Throughout the readings of Wollstonecraft and King, the importance of justice is only relevant to them as the minority. The minorities are usually the oppressed, while the majority have dominion and set their understanding of what justice is. We notice what we lack of in our society in terms of justice when injustice is emphasized, inequality reveals the importance it plays in demonstrating what needs to be changed.

In conclusion, the author uses the emotions that the man feels as justification for his actions, leading readers to understand why he would kill the

This demonstrates his reaction to learning, his feelings and willingness to become like a person, demonstrating that his murders were not the work of a pure evil

The demonstration of the narrator's imagination unconsciously leads his own thoughts to grow into a chaotic mess that ultimately ends in a death. By murdering, it’s his own way of finding peace. He is portrayed as being a sadist, sick man with an unnatural obsession for

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

A Criminal with Justice in his Name Dennis Rader, also known as the BTK killer, murdered ten people from 1974 to 1991. Justice Wargrave can be labeled as the BTK killer of And Then There Were None: a man with an appetite for bloodlust. Although the motives of the BTK killer are still unknown, we do know Justice’s motive: unpunished criminals obtaining the reprimands they deserve. Justice Wargrave’s infatuation with death began at an early age. In his youth, Wargrave tortured and experimented on innocent animals.

This also creates suspense in the same way; it gives the reader the knowledge that something is wrong with Wargrave and that he isn’t a normal person with nothing to do with anything. The history of both of these characters make them strange

Towards the end of the book, a quote shows that the man who actually kills the people on the island is choosing to kill them to serve justice whether they are

The readers learn that Wargrave is insane in the Manuscript at the end of the book, where Wargrave writes “I have a definite sadistic delight in seeing or causing death”(A Manuscript - Chapter 18). This quote shows that Wargrave was definitely someone insane. From what is known about Wargrave, a good epitaph that would represent him is “A hanging judge who enjoyed sentencing people for crimes that could not be proven.” A hanging judge comes from Wargrave’s exceedingly harsh punishments.