Sunday, February 19, 2012
Chapters 9-12
These chapters were very eventful. Three more characters died and the idea that "Mr. Owen" is one of the guests in the house was surfaced. Mr. Justice Wargrave thought of the idea that the murderer couldn't be an outsider because the island was searched and no one was found. Everyone in the house has different suspicions and different reasons as to why they think the person they suspect has committed the crimes. The first death of the set of chapters was the death of General MacArthur. He was sitting out by the sea all morning when he suffered from a blow to the head. Mr. Rogers was the second to die. He was out of the house cutting wood one morning when someone hit him from the back of the head with a large wood chopper. The handle of the chopper was wiped clean, therefore the guests have no evidence as to who could have killed the butler. The little china soldiers keep disappearing as guest die and no one has seen who has been taking them or where they are going. Miss Emily Brent was the third to be killed. At the breakfast table the same morning Mr. Rogers died she started feeling giddy and went to sit down while the others cleaned up from breakfast. She and the others thought it was a bee that stung her in the side of her neck but it was later discovered that it was someone injecting poisonous- maybe cyanide- into her system. I think the killer is Dr. Armstrong. He could have easily killed the first two victims with drugs as he is a doctor. He was the last one besides Vera to see him before he died. He was also very capable of killing Mr. Rogers. He admitted to having a syringe and could have easily poisoned Miss Brent with the same thing he killed Mrs. Rogers and Mr Morris with.
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All of the past events would lead all the suspicion back to Dr.Armstrong because as a doctor he has the experience to commit these crimes and he can falsely identify the cause of death and the others would have no idea. I personally don't think it's Dr.Armstrong because based on Agatha Cristies writing style it would be two easy if it was the main suspect, I'm waiting for there to be more of a twist in the story.
ReplyDeleteOne point that was made within the next few chapters was that the killer could only be one of the guests on the island. This statement made by Mr. Wargrave proved to be valid because the island was searched for any other people and there was not anyone found. Three other murders occurred in these chapters. The first was General MacArthur, who suffered a blow to the head; the second was Mr. Rogers, whose head was severely lacerated by an axe someone struck at him; and lastly, Emily Brent. Most people believed Emily was stung by a bee and had an allergic reaction, but when Dr. Armstrong examined her corpse, he concluded that someone injected her with a poison. It is unclear who the murderer is at this point because so many suspicious characters die off all at once. Personally, I feel that Dr. Armstrong is the killer because he has access to all of the tools necessary to commit these murders. However, it is also possible that one of the guests is either stealing these tools from him, or is trying to frame him for some reason. Though it is unclear now, it will definitely become evidently clear soon.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mariah when she said that she does not think the killer is Dr. Armstrong. He is the primary suspect on the island for the murders because of the evidence found from each death. It is unclear what his motive would be, inviting everyone to an island so he can brutishly kill them off one by one. I believe that the killer is someone unsuspected. The killer acts so innocent that no one could ever fathom the idea of him/her being the culprit. I think that there will be a huge twist in the story, that no one could have guessed just by analyzing each character. -Laura
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