And Then There Were None Mortality Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #1

The sea… So peaceful today—sometimes so cruel… The sea that dragged you down to its depths. Drowned… Found drowned… Drowned at sea… Drowned—drowned—drowned… (2.184)

Here’s a piece of history for all you Millennials: back before everyone had iThings, we used to listen to music on CDs. (Before that, we had these wacky discs called records, but that’s practically the dark ages.) Anyway, the point is, sometimes CDs would get scratched and play the same few lyrics or notes over and over again. For Vera, life is like being trapped in that scratch: death and drowning play over and over and over again in her head. No wonder she wants a way out.

Quote #2

Dead? Dead? That young Norse God in the prime of his health and strength. Struck down all in a moment. Healthy young men didn’t die like that, choking over a whisky and soda… (5.6)

Guess Mr. Marston’s not so immortal after all. It’s certainly shocking to the other guests when he’s the first to die, since he’s no old geezer like General Macarthur. (All this talk of Norse Gods makes us picture someone like this. Truly, a tragic death.)

Quote #3

She didn’t want to die.

She couldn’t imagine wanting to die…

Death was for—for other people… (5.170-172)

For someone who doesn’t want to die, Vera sure does talk about it a lot. Just sayin’.