Wargrave, Armstrong, Claythorne: The Guiltiest Characters in And Then There Were None Teyah Braithwaite 9th Grade

Literature is often used to portray some of the most concealed flaws in our society, giving us a vantage point from which to view ourselves. Agatha Christie is one of history's most esteemed authors because she points out these idiosyncrasies with captivating novels. In her novel And Then There Were None, she reveals a theme of guilt and different levels of guiltiness. Her characters have all demonstrated to carry around their past regrets, masking them with fake personalities. The book is set in the 1930s with 10 characters on their way to Soldier Island, each being sent a letter by an unknown person with the alias of UNO. When they arrive they realize that this unknown person is nowhere on the island by the name they were all given and shortly after the gramophone record plays. This record accuses them each of murder. Christie, in unveiling of their checkered pasts, brings around the obvious question of who is the most guilty and judging by the characters’ flashbacks into their pasts and the evidence depicted throughout the novel; it is clearly laid out that the three most guilty suspects on Soldier Island include Philip Lombard, Vera Claythorne, and Justice Wargrave.

In the novel And Then There Were None, the character Vera...