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And Then There Were None

• Written by: Agatha Christie in 1939»WWII began in Europe in

September of 1939»Dame Christie wrote 91 books»And Then There Were None is

one of her most critically acclaimed and popular novels.http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/

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Theme

• Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work.

We will look at three themes.• The Administration of Justice• The Effects of Guilt on One’s Conscience• The Danger of Reliance on Class Distinctions

Symbol• Symbols are objects,

characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts.

We will look at three symbols in this book.

• These themes are recurring (they are discussed more than twice in the book) and three are used to show how things are getting worse on the island.

• The 10 little Indian figures• The storm• The food

• The last is a clue to the murderer, so I can’t tell you what it is!

Motif•Motifs are recurring

structures, contrasts, or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes.

Motif• The “Ten Little Indians” Poem• Dreams and Hallucinations

Women’s Fashions, 1939

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Men’s Fashion, 1939

Train, 1939

Private Compartment Regular Compartment

Example of the setting of Indian Island in the novel, And Then There Were None

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A wood burning kitchen stove.

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Record

Heliograph Dinner Gong

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1939 Sports Car

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