Character+Sketch+PP

I think there are a lot of different people on the island, many of whom could possibly be Mr. U.N. Owen. I think the character most likely to be Mr. Owen is Mr. Philip Lombard.

I think it's Philip Lombard for many reasons. One reason is because Philip is a very shady figure throughout the beginning of the book. Philip Lombard is described as more than capable of being the killer. On page 54, "Lombard lies about how he was invited to the island." This is a clear indicator that Lombard is on the island for a reason other than the one he was willing to share, and also that Mr. Lombard can lie with ease. Another compelling side of him is shown when he openly admits to leaving 21 men to die in the jungle. This is found on page 61.

Mr. Lombard is indeed a person on the island as it is stated he arrives there on page 27. However, I do not think Mr. Lombard has any prior knowledge of anyone on the island. He only knows the other guests when he meets them there. On the other hand, he may have researched the other guests if he truly is Mr. Owen as how else would he know so much about them. This is all very uncertain until later on in the story. Although, on page 6 Mr. Lombard meets with Mr. Morris and he could have given Mr. Lombard the names of other guests on the island. It's really up for interpretation until later on in the book.

It's clear by now that Mr. Owen's intention is to kill everyone on the island. So, if Mr. Lombard is Mr. Owen, and I think he is, then his intention is to kill everyone else on the island. Also, it says on page, 37 the story says, "He moves like a panther, Smoothly and noiselessly." This alone proves Mr. Lombard is more than capable of executing all the guests on the island. Another quote is on page 93 when Mr. Lombard says, "It won't come you think?" Lombard says this referring to the ferry that hasn't arrived yet. It's almost as if Lombard knows the ferry won't come. This further leads me to believe that Mr. Lombard, acting as Mr. Owen, has planned out his forms of murder.

Now, you know why I believe Mr. Lombard is Mr. U.N. Owen. You have now seen the ample evidence that shows how Mr. Lombard is more than capable of being a murderer who wants to serve righteous justice to the other guests on the island.