And then there were none
10 people of different social standings have been invited to a mansion on fictional Solder Island. (In the UK original version of the book, which was published in 1939 it was called the "Nigger Island." In 1940 the US publicized the book but changed the name of the Island to "Indian Island.") The imaginary Indian Island is based on the Burgh Island off the coast of Devon. The books takes place on The Indian Island located off the West coast of England in 1930s. Through the view of
the characters the Island as an Island which had something magical about it, as if the Island were a world of its own ~ a world from which you never returned. The set-up suggests that Soldier Island is not the friendliest place in the world, they are cut off from the main land and are left to the whims of their hosts. The isolation is figurative as well as literal; the characters are cut off from their everyday lives and are transported to a different habitat where they have their own rules and peculiarities. The Island has no officers, no neighbors, no cars driving by, just a big house and a madman.
The main conflict in "And then there were none" is that a mysterious, anonymous man gathers 10 different strangers to the Indian Island for either work or leisure. Among the 10 diverse characters there is a serial killer which is killing them one by one to punish them for their past crimes. In my opinion the only way the conflict can be resolved is when the serial killer kills them all until there are 2 people left. The conflict is external because it involves more than one person as they are all battling to save their own lives, man v.s. man.The author is very descriptive and mysterious in her writing, you make assumptions but then she proves you wrong and she completely changes your mind about who the killer is.
Agatha Christie
10 people of different social standings have been invited to a mansion on fictional Solder Island. (In the UK original version of the book, which was published in 1939 it was called the "Nigger Island." In 1940 the US publicized the book but changed the name of the Island to "Indian Island.") The imaginary Indian Island is based on the Burgh Island off the coast of Devon. The books takes place on The Indian Island located off the West coast of England in 1930s. Through the view ofthe characters the Island as an Island which had something magical about it, as if the Island were a world of its own ~ a world from which you never returned. The set-up suggests that Soldier Island is not the friendliest place in the world, they are cut off from the main land and are left to the whims of their hosts. The isolation is figurative as well as literal; the characters are cut off from their everyday lives and are transported to a different habitat where they have their own rules and peculiarities. The Island has no officers, no neighbors, no cars driving by, just a big house and a madman.
The main conflict in "And then there were none" is that a mysterious, anonymous man gathers 10 different strangers to the Indian Island for either work or leisure. Among the 10 diverse characters there is a serial killer which is killing them one by one to punish them for their past crimes. In my opinion the only way the conflict can be resolved is when the serial killer kills them all until there are 2 people left. The conflict is external because it involves more than one person as they are all battling to save their own lives, man v.s. man.The author is very descriptive and mysterious in her writing, you make assumptions but then she proves you wrong and she completely changes your mind about who the killer is.
The book sounds great. The story also sounds like a difficult one, as it has so many characters. The way that you included some history about the book, I like the way that you also gave a good summary about the story to help the readers understand the post better.
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