Wednesday, December 19, 2007

And Then There Were None -Agatha Christie #4

I think this novel has alot of symbolism. The "poem" is maybe a clue of how each guest will die. Because there are ten guests, they all have a past in common (murder), and there are ten little Indians in the poem. Along with the poem, there's these ten little Indian figures on the dining room table. When someone dies or is "missing", one of the Indian figures goes missing. All of these clues are symbols in a way.
Who ever the killer is, is playing a mind game with the all of the victims.
Every ones pointing the finger at someone else, and they're all beginning to become very paranoid. Whale there blaming each other, there not paying attention to who the really killer could be.
This whole thing is a big mind game to me.
The killer was very smart when it came to the time and place (setting). He planned this so it would take place during a huge storm. With this storm, it prevents anyone from escaping the island. So, the violence of the weather symbolises the violence that is taking place on the island.
I think the killer's "mind games" (mentally) killed the victims more than the killer did (physically). I think your own mind can kill you faster than another person can.

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