And Then There Were None Gender Analysis

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1. [Gender Issues] In the novel I read, And Then There Were None, there were seven men on the island and three women, and the evil masterminds behind the deaths were men. This book was written in the early 1900s resulting in gender inequality which is portrayed through Rogers' wife and ruthlessly religious Emily Brent. Still, Mrs. Christie was a woman and purposefully or not, the undertones of feminism were present in Vera Claythorne. For example, Phillip Lombard was chivalrous and underestimated Claythorne undoubtedly leading to his death. The male characters are continuously leading the search while the women are characterized for making tea, being scared or having hysterical attacks, and occasionally being accused (definitely not as often…show more content…
The women were not seen as a threat (Lombard example) even though everyone there was accused of murder. Previous jobs and roles were very different between the men and the women. William Henry Blore was very bold being an ex-inspector while Ethel Rogers seemed to be dominated by her husband (mostly because of the death they were accused of). General Macarthur was awaiting his death while Brent felt righteous not showing any remorse or guilt because she supposedly had nothing to worry about while Macarthur had been in a war. Anthony Marston was indifferent to killing the two children while Claythorne was drowning in culpability. Many people believe that women should feel the guilt, so it is "acceptable" for Claythorne to be remorseful yet Marston and Lombard are also accepted for not feeling any guilt. Only Claythorne and Macarthur said something about Lombard leaving

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