Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None

“Ten little Indians going out to dine;

One went and choked his little self and then there were nine.

Nine little Indian boys sat up very late;

One overslept himself and then there were eight.

Eight little Indian boys traveling to Devon;

One got left behind and then there were seven.

Seven little Indian boys gathering up sticks;

One chopped himself in half and then there were six.

Six little Indian boys playing with a hive;

A bumblebee stung one and then there were five.

Five little Indian boys going in for law;

One got in chancery and then there were four.

Four little Indian boys going out to sea;

A red herring swallowed one and then there were three.

Three little Indian boys walking to the zoo;

A big bear hugged one and then there were two.

Two little Indians playing with a gun;

One shot the other and then there was one.

One little Indian boy left all alone;

Everyone went to Indian Island because of the tantalizing, and deceptive ways in which they were invited. Some did it for money, some did it to get the feel for fa

For some years past I have been aware of a change within myself, a lessening of control—a desire to act instead of to judge. I have wanted—let me admit it frankly—to commit a murder myself.

“And then the letter had come…and at the top was the stamped address Indian island, Sticklehaven, Devon… (Christie 3).” Each guest was sent an invitation to Indian Island which was the “news” at the time. Their curiosity as to why Indian Island was so famous at the time and their need for gaining some kind of profit took priority over their safety. According to Paul G. Newman author of Human Nature Is the Culprit, “[the] characters are normal people whose own free will essentially decides their courses…” or in other words, they did not consider any consequences for their actions or the fact that they really had no idea as to who invited them to Indian Island. Even when arriving at the island, Vera Claythorne, who in the end hung herself by a hook in the ceiling of her room, did not rethink her initial feelings that “there was something sinister about it (Christie 22).” Instead, she ignored her reasoning and let emotions of a better life ge

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