As students of Lincoln Lutheran in English 2, we read the book, And The  There Were None. We had groups that decided to take different characters to show how they are innocent or guilty. I chose Phillip Lombard and General Jon MacArthur.

Case Files: Indian Island Deaths
Detective: Tice Jenkins
Date of Case: September 18, 2017

Suspect: General John Gordon MacArthur

Description:
A retired WWI Hero. An older man that has experienced a lot with war. He can sometimes be traumatized due to what has happened in war. He. Is a taller man that dresses usually nicely. Nice looking man with slicked back hair. He has a small short mustache with Buffy eyebrows.

Evidence:
General John MacArthur said at the very beginning on page 53, “The whole thing is preposterous – preposterous! Slinging accusations about like this! Something must be done about it. This fellow Owen whoever he is-.” MacArthur doesn’t want to mess around he wants to solve this mystery.

General John MacArthur couldn’t sleep and had a dream of the island he was on was peaceful and he didn’t want to leave. This was located on page 81-86.

General John MacArthur is showing pity to Rodgers on page 101 saying, “It may be so. But I should hardly think it possible that a man would do that to his wife.” This showing that it would be logical that no one would do that to their own wife.

General John MacArthur was obviously having some kind of flashback type of deal with his WWI soldier side. You can see this side on page 103. “Of course it won’t come . . . We are never going to leave this island . . . It’s the end.” MacArthur at this point could be proven of going crazy, but all he did was sit at the beach looking into the ocean.

Dr. Armstrong reports General MacArthur dead on the beach with a evidence that he was hit in the head on page 148.

Motives:
General John MacArthur is a man that has great work ethic and gets to the bottom of any situation. He is a WWI Hero Veteran that gave hope for people when there was none. He was a very peaceful man that thought of others before himself. All he wanted was to live a happy life. He can be sometimes crazy because what WWI has brought to him. The way he thinks, acts, and feels. There isn’t a lot of description of his personality, but from what we have this is the most we’ll get.

Case Files: Indian Island Deaths
Detective: Tice Jenkins
Date of Case: September 18, 2017

Suspect: Phillip Lombard

Description:
Phillip Lombard is a good looking man. He’s known to be a Soldier for hire. He usually does the dirty work and always has a revolver by his side. He’s a very strong built man, tall, and decently well dressed. He will do anything to make sure he survives.

Evidence:
Phillip Lombard is very stereotypical to people that are of the other ethnic group. As it is stated early on in the book on page 6 he says, “That was damnable part about Jews, you couldn’t deceive them about money.” He also was confronted about leaving a group of natives for death so he could survive.

Phillip Lombard also early on in the book accused Mr. Blore. “Not only are you here under a false name, Mr. Blore, but in addition I’ve noticed that you’re the first class liar.” This shows that Lombard is quick to accusations.

Phillip Lombard accused Rodgers of being the murderer. On page 118 he says, “Rogers is wrong! Or possibly Roger is lying!” Usually when someone accuses another person they are trying to shift the attention off themselves.

“I’ll be dangerous when I get a hold of him.” This quote is stated on page 119. This quote alone may sound deadly and totally show that Lombard is the murderer, but the context is him talking about Mr. Owens.

Lombard said on page 169, “Quite right. If I were to commit one or more murders it would be solely for what I could get out of them. This mass clearance isn’t my line of country. Good, then will eliminate ourselves and can concentrate on our five fellow prisoners. Which of them is U.N. Owen. Well, at a guess, and was absolutely nothing to go upon, I’d plump for Wargrave!” Within this quote I can see some reason with what Lombard wants to do with the situation. He wants to figure this whole murder mystery out.
Lombard is a man that keeps full faith in his one weapon that is his revolver. He says on page 205, “I’m damned if I’ll give up my revolver.”

Lombard accused Wargrave earlier in the book and this was his response to Wargrave’s death on page 224, “I know I did . . . Well, I was wrong. Here’s one more of us who’s been proven innocent – too late!” Lombard notices after Wargrave’s death he was incorrect and sincerely apologizes for his mistake.

Page 264-265 Phillip Lombard is shot dead by his own pistol through the heart. By Vera Claythorn.

Motives:
Phillip Lombard’s personality is not like most. He thinks of himself highly and is quite selfish. He will do anything to come out alive in the end. In his mind you are not important unless you have value. He constantly feels protective with his gun, but if gun is not existent there is a problem. Phillip Lombard is one to be the top dog in “Survival of the fittest.”