1. Who is U.N. Owen and what did you guys interpret about him in the opening pages? 2. Identify the ten guests who have been invited to the island, giving their names and backgrounds. 3. Which characters do you feel have a threatening or harmless vibe? 4. Discuss the poem Vera Claythorne finds above the mantel in her bedroom. 5. Do Indians truly inhabit Indian Island? 6. How are they going to find out if the accusations heard from the phonograph record are true? 7. Macarthur: "He knew, suddenly, that he didn't want to leave this island." Why do you think he knows this? 8. How do you think they felt/responded with the terror of the other guests being murdered and with the danger to themselves? 9. Where is Mr. Owen? 10. What and where do Mr. Lombard and Dr. Armstrong plan to search? 11. What was discussed at the informal yet serious court session and how do the remaining characters react? 12. Who seems most likely to be guilty and innocent at this point? 13. Is there a murderer hiding on the island? 14. Were you satisfied with the novel's conclusion and were you suprised by it? 15. Did the murderer's "confession" seem fitting and appropriate to you? |
Friday, May 16, 2008
Discussion Questions- Francesca
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1. U.N. Owen is an "unknown" person who invites the 10 guest to Indian Island.
2. Repeat of chapter 1 summary. Describes everyone and the reason for being invited.
The chapter begins with Justice Wargrave taking a train to the town of Sticklehaven where he will then catch a boat to Indian Island. He received a note from a friend he hasn't seen in eight years, Constance Culmington. Many people believe that a film star or perhaps a member of the royal family owns the island. Vera Claythorne is on the same train as Justice Wargrave reflecting on her invitation to the island. She has been hired as a secretary by the wife of the island's owner. She was recently cleared of all blame in someone’s death, but Hugo Hamilton thought she was guilty. She glances at a man across from her, Philip Lombard who finds her attractive. Philip Lombard was hired on the island for a mysterious job. Emily Brent sits in another part of the train having been invited by someone who claims to have shared a guesthouse with her. Not being able to read the signature on the letter she accepts the invitation. General Macarthur is on a different train to Sticklehaven. He was invited to the island on a promise that some of his old friends would be there. He is glad to be invited because he thinks people try to avoid him over a rumor about him. Dr. Armstrong is driving to the island and was invited to the island because of Mr. Owen's ailing wife. Tony Marston speeds past Dr. Armstrong on his way to the Indian Island. A former detective, Mr. Blore, is on another train to the island reading over a list of names of people who will be on the island. An old man on the same train warns him that a storm is coming and that the Day of Judgment is near.
3. I believe that all the guest except for Mr. and Mrs. Rogers has a threatening vibe, because in the beginning chapter they all recall incidents that happened in there life that weren't necessarily good.
4. The poem Vera Claythorne finds in her room is a rhyme about 10 little Indians and everyone dies according to the poem.
5. No.
6. Some people admit to having done the crime they are committed of, but some keep it a secret and others take a guess as to whether or not a certain person did a particular crime.
7. Well Macarthur was put there as an undercover agent and I think he wants to stay to find out something about the guests.
8. Well everyone lived under constant fear as to who would be next and no one trusted each other either. They may have been able to avoid the disasters they encountered if they would have worked together but they didn't.
9. Mr. Owen might be on the island, but he is never found.
10. They go to search the entire island for Mr. Owen.
11. They discussed the murders as that was obviously the only thing to talk about as well as to whether the crime each person was convicted of they actually committed. There reaction was of paranoia in the fact they couldn't trust anyone including themselves.
12. I believe everyone at this point is guilty of what they are accused of.
13. Possibly. I don't see how the incidents could be set up without a murderer.
14. I didn't like the conclusion. It left more to be desired as Vera just went crazy and it seemed a desperate way to end the story.
15. No it didn't. Again she was crazy and believed the rhyme had to come true and thus killed herself even though she more than likely didn't kill anyone else aside from Lombard.
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