How Does Agatha Christie Use Of Irony In And Then There Were None
The Art of Agatha Christie
In the mystery novel And Then There Were None the poem Ten Little Indians is what drives the whole plot of the novel, it serves more than a criminal purpose, but also a moral purpose, too. There is a connection between the slaughterer and the poem that keeps the paranoia and the eeriness going. It shapes the outcomes of everyone’s life, and their respective deaths. And with the creepy sensation it creates it also brings a touch of irony to the novel. Along with a great theme and plot, Christie’s manipulation of foreshadowing in the novel makes for an unnerving page turner.
The Ten Little Indians poem is the foundation of the crimes. It is a stepping stone for Wargrave as he is designing a blueprint for his “theatrical” …show more content…
With this technique she also uses a third person limited omniscient, the use of both of these techniques make for a suspenseful mood. Christie makes Wargrave more than a physical murderer, but also a psychological murderer; he inflicts doubt and fear in the characters and drives them to a point of no return. Another narrative technique that Christie uses is foreshadowing, and she uses this to create a suspenseful mood. One of the more early scenes where she uses foreshadowing is when General McArthur is sitting out by the sea with Claythorne, they begin talking and he says, “’The end. But I think you know that, don’t you? It’s true, isn’t it? We’re all waiting for then end,” (Christie 133). The “Ten Little Indians” poem is used an indication to the characters for what is to come, and with this the characters gain a feeling that something wicked will happen.
Christie elegantly incorporates the poem in the novel in a way in which the poem is what creates the suspense, it is what creates the paranoia, the anxiety, and what ultimately decides the faith of the characters on the island. The poem, along with the complexity of the characters makes for a chilling thriller. The foreshadowing is everywhere in the novel, yet one can never really figure out who the murder is until the
In the mystery novel And Then There Were None the poem Ten Little Indians is what drives the whole plot of the novel, it serves more than a criminal purpose, but also a moral purpose, too. There is a connection between the slaughterer and the poem that keeps the paranoia and the eeriness going. It shapes the outcomes of everyone’s life, and their respective deaths. And with the creepy sensation it creates it also brings a touch of irony to the novel. Along with a great theme and plot, Christie’s manipulation of foreshadowing in the novel makes for an unnerving page turner.
The Ten Little Indians poem is the foundation of the crimes. It is a stepping stone for Wargrave as he is designing a blueprint for his “theatrical” …show more content…
With this technique she also uses a third person limited omniscient, the use of both of these techniques make for a suspenseful mood. Christie makes Wargrave more than a physical murderer, but also a psychological murderer; he inflicts doubt and fear in the characters and drives them to a point of no return. Another narrative technique that Christie uses is foreshadowing, and she uses this to create a suspenseful mood. One of the more early scenes where she uses foreshadowing is when General McArthur is sitting out by the sea with Claythorne, they begin talking and he says, “’The end. But I think you know that, don’t you? It’s true, isn’t it? We’re all waiting for then end,” (Christie 133). The “Ten Little Indians” poem is used an indication to the characters for what is to come, and with this the characters gain a feeling that something wicked will happen.
Christie elegantly incorporates the poem in the novel in a way in which the poem is what creates the suspense, it is what creates the paranoia, the anxiety, and what ultimately decides the faith of the characters on the island. The poem, along with the complexity of the characters makes for a chilling thriller. The foreshadowing is everywhere in the novel, yet one can never really figure out who the murder is until the