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CHAPTER 8 & 9

17. Reread the last sentence of chapter 8. Identify the possible as well as the inevitable implications of this last sentence – for the plot of this novel and the fate of its characters. "There was no one on the island but their eight selves." This sentence really gives the story a new twist because now we know that the murderer is one of the seven people remaining. 18. What sort of threshold has been crossed, and how is the story different from this point on?

19. After the murdered body of General Macarthur is discovered, the seven remaining characters participate in an informal yet serious court session to “establish the facts” of what has transpired since their arrival at Indian Island. Who is the leader of this parlor-room inquest? Does this appointment seem fitting? Why or why not?

How do the other six characters react to this leader’s questions and conclusions? How do they react to one another’s accusations? The leader is Justice Wargrave, and I think this appointment is worthy because he's actually taking initiative into trying to discover which one of them is the killer. They react to one another's accusations by defending themselves on what little proof they have on each other.

20. In your view, who seemed most likely to be guilty at this point in the narrative, and who seemed most likely to be innocent? I think Mr. Blore is the most likely to be guilty at this point in the story, he's jumpy and always questioning others trying to persuade the conversation to not be about him. And I think Mr. Rogers is the most likely to be innocent because he's just continuing with his duties in the household, not really worrying about who's talking about him or accusing him.