Justice Wargrave
what would you do if you committed a crime or sin but the law just couldn’t touch you ? would the guilt inside of you eat you up ?or would you have no remorse and continue with your life as if nothing happened ? For the characters in Agatha Christies novel, ‘And then there were none’ they experienced this scenario as all of them were exposed by the justice fanatic Justice Wargrave where he punished them and served the justice where he felt necessary for their crimes. In this essay i am going to analyse how Justice Wargrave used the concept of justice by breaking it down into three key ideas. these three ideas are retributive justice, procedural justice, and distributive justice which all show a different aspect into the concept of justice and how it was applied in the novel.
Justice Wargrave was clearly a big fan of the idea of retributive justice and believed in the theory that “the best response to a crime is a punishment proportional to the offense, inflicted because the offender deserves the punishment”. This theory of justice believes in the idea that when an offender breaks the law, justice demands that he or she suffer in return, and indeed Wargrave made sure they all suffered. Even though he had never met any of the guests that he summoned to the island, he felt the need to bring justice to the crimes they committed by punishing them resulting in death. Each of these characters in some way or another were the reason another life ended therefore according to the concept of retributive justice, death was the correct punishment. The main form of justice that is brought upon the guests is retributive justice as none of the characters survive and make it off the island meaning Wargrave succeeded in punishing the guests.
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Hi Emma,
As we discussed in class, try to avoid opening your essay with too many questions. It can detract from the points you are going to be discussing. It would be more impactful if you answered the question you are asking yourself. Looking into the different concepts of justice is interesting, but it might be good to add in a quick description of what each type of justice is in your introduction as well. Also pay closer attention to your punctuation as well.
Hi Emma,
Refer back to my previous comment. A few more things to consider:
Follow the SEXY structure with your paragraphs. This provides a strong framework for your discussion.
Include as much depth of discussion into your concepts as you can. These are complex ideas and as such, deserve detail in your analysis.
Make the connections to the world outside the novel as specific as possible.
Discuss the author’s purpose and why she explored these ideas.