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   In this novel __And Then There Were None__ by Agatha Christie it starts off where 10 guests, 2 of which already live there, are invited to Indian Island in letter form for all different reasons. When everyone arrives at the island they realize it was a set up because the host, the strange man who was a millionaire, that invited them was not on the island. The only people present on the island are a butler and a maid, who received the letters to come to the island, but were already there. Later on in the novel it is revealed that Mr. Justice Wargrave, a judge who was known for giving out the death sentence was actually the one who sent out the letters. He was a serial killer. Mr. Wargrave was angered one day because he found out that his wife had cheated on him with another man, the man who she had cheated on him with was sent to trial to Justice Wargrave and because he was outraged he sentenced him with the death penalty, and that is where it all began. Don’t think that these 10 people were randomly chosen though, they were all invited to the island because they had one thing in common, their secreted past that no one wanted to expose. Each person that was invited to the island was actually responsible in one way or another for the death of someone else, and there punishment was to come to the island where each of them was going to be killed for what they had done. Throughout the entire novel one by one each guest that came to island was never going to return home, they were all being murdered. It is said, “And only the dead are above suspicion,” this is considered true when Mr. Wargrave, the one who was murdering everyone killed himself at the end of the story to avoid being accused with murder.   **Mr. Justice Wargrave** was an older man about 65 years old; he enjoyed smoking cigars, and was a known judge in his town. He was a very unforgiving man, and took his anger out on the people who had come to his court during their trials. Depending on the way he felt, and depending on whether or not he liked the person who was brought to his court that day, he was going to most likely give them the death penalty. Mr. Wargrave was the man in the story who had originally sent out all of the letters, and he was the man who is responsible for the deaths of the 9 guests, and himself.  **Miss Vera Claythorne** was a younger woman, who had a very guilty conscience, and Mr. Wargrave thought if he pushed her far enough that she would take her own life, he was right. Vera shot Mr. Lombard and because she felt so guilty she hung herself in her room that very same day. She was also the last to die, other than Mr. Wargrave of all of the 10 people.  **Mr. Owen** was mentioned in the very beginning of the book, but in a way plays a very large role in the whole novel. He is in fact a millionaire, and had purchased a part of Indian Island in the first place. He loved yachting, but his third wife was not so crazy about it. Mr. Owen also owned a large house on Indian Island which was located off the Devon coast.      <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 1. **** “The train is the 12:40 from Paddington and you will be met at Oakbridge station.” ** <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**-**This quote is said in all nine of the letters that are sent out to each of the guests. The quote is basically self explanatory, saying that they need to catch the train in Paddington at 12:40 and that they will be met at Oakbridge station and brought to the house on Indian Island. It makes the letter seem more legitimate and believable when there is transportation provided. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 2. **** “And only the dead are above suspicion.” ** <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">-This quote is said and seemed to be very important because in the story the guests keep getting murdered and they can only accuse the people who are still alive. Mr. Wargrave fakes a death to make it seem like he cannot be a suspect, so everyone else keeps blaming each other when the whole time it was really Mr. Wargrave murdering everyone. If he is dead no one can accuse him, and they won’t be blaming him for killing everyone. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 3. **** “All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they’re unwilling to reveal- and a secret that will seal their fate.” ** <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">-This quote is also self explanatory, but the ten guests that are invited have one thing in common. All of the guests have been responsible in one way or another for the death of someone else in their past. The guests are all feeling really guilty about it, and now in return as their ‘punishment’ they will all die because in some way they all killed someone else. The secret that will seal their fate is that the millionaire that invited them all to Indian Island is actually Mr. Wargrave, and he is killing all of them. Their fate is to die. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 1. ** If I had to recommend another book to read I would chose __The Mysterious Island__ by Jules Verne. This book is related to And Then There Were None not in the sense where it is a murder mystery, but the setting is basically the same. The Mysterious Island, obviously takes place on an island where people are fighting to survive. The people are living on the island with almost nothing, and they chose to go there to escape the city, little did they know someone else was on the island with them. This book is a good read, and you will not want to put it down. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 2. ** Another book that I would recommend reading if you liked this one would have to be another book written by Agatha Christie called Murder on the Orient Express. This book is a murder mystery, which is very closely related to And Then There Were None. In this book the murder takes place on the Orient Express, a train which is located in Yugoslavia. Just like in the other story there are many suspects for the murder of one man who was killed. This book connects to And Then There Were None very well because of the type of book it is. It was a very interesting book to read and it is very easy to follow what is going on. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">And Then There Were None  **
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Author: Agatha Christie **
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Ashley Romano **
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Plot Overview: **
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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Important Quotations Explained:  **
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Suggestions for further reading: **