And then there were none
Agatha Christie
55/252 pgs
So far there are no clear protagonists since for the first 20 pages the author was introducing 10 different characters that were invited to spend a vacation on the Indian Island by its newest owner, Mr.Owen. There had been various rumors about the Indian Island and how it had various owners over the months. So far there are no clear protagonist but Vera Claythorne seems to be the most developed character right now.
Vera Claythorne is a former governess when the book begins. When she gets offered a summer job on the Indian Island to work as a secretary for Mrs. Una Owen. As Vera enters her room she notices a poem of the "Ten little Indians" where each one slowly gets murdered one by one this intrigues her. Like the other characters she has a dark secret that she wants to escape. At her previous job she was a governess to a spoiled rich kid name Cyril Hamilton. She let Cyril drown so that his relative, Hugo, would get inherit his money and then she could marry him. Unfortunately for her Hugo had no intention of being with her once she let Cyril drown. Vera's guilt memories plague her as she remembers all the bad things she's done.
One of the most suspicious characters is Philip Lombard. He has a very different past from any other person on the Island...He is a world traveler and a former military man who served as a soldier of fortune in Africa. In the epilogue, one of the policemen describes him as having "been mixed up in some very curious shows abroad.." He comes to the Island after Isaac Morris hires him. Supposedly because Mr.Owen needs "A good man in a tight spot." Lombard usually carries a gun and is described as moving like the "panther."
Vera Claythorne is a former governess when the book begins. When she gets offered a summer job on the Indian Island to work as a secretary for Mrs. Una Owen. As Vera enters her room she notices a poem of the "Ten little Indians" where each one slowly gets murdered one by one this intrigues her. Like the other characters she has a dark secret that she wants to escape. At her previous job she was a governess to a spoiled rich kid name Cyril Hamilton. She let Cyril drown so that his relative, Hugo, would get inherit his money and then she could marry him. Unfortunately for her Hugo had no intention of being with her once she let Cyril drown. Vera's guilt memories plague her as she remembers all the bad things she's done.One of the most suspicious characters is Philip Lombard. He has a very different past from any other person on the Island...He is a world traveler and a former military man who served as a soldier of fortune in Africa. In the epilogue, one of the policemen describes him as having "been mixed up in some very curious shows abroad.." He comes to the Island after Isaac Morris hires him. Supposedly because Mr.Owen needs "A good man in a tight spot." Lombard usually carries a gun and is described as moving like the "panther."
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