And Then There Were None Lesson Plan

What statement does Christie appear to be making about the nature of guilt?

And Then There Were None is also a reflection of the meaning of guilt and the gray areas of legality regarding life and death. This reflection serves as the novel’s motif. This is especially true in the cases of Miss Emily Brent and Vera Claythorne. Both are implicated in the deaths of children; Miss Brent’s young house servant participates in some teenage mischief and partying and becomes pregnant as a result.

Miss Brent will not allow people of such loose morality into her house and, therefore, literally causes the girl to be homeless because of her mistake. The girl sees no other option but...