U.N.+Owen+Character+Sketch+CN

In the story //And Then There Were None// the biggest question is "Who is Mr. U.N. Owen"? This question leaves you guessing until the end. Even though there are a plethora of characters of whom it could be, I have a theory of my own. U.N. Owen is the alias of the mastermind behind bringing all of the other characters to the island in an attempt to kill them all. Although originally it was said to be a Mrs. Owen, I don't think she exists ("Mrs. Owen my foot! I don't believe there's any such person." "Or by slight stretch of fancy, Unknown!" pg 56) It is most likely that one of the two could possibly be the true alias of the murderer, depending on the gender of the killer.

Mr. Owen (for simplicity's sake) is one of the people left on the island. "Who?" though is something I cannot say for sure at the moment. Since everyone was accused of murder and the crime that occurs is always when no one is around; it simply means that everyone is a suspect. There are a few people who seem very suspicious though. One said person is Philip Lombard, because we don't know why he came to the island in the first place; he also had a revolver on him. Justice Wargrave and Emily Brent are also very suspicious, both of them were calm, cold and calculated no matter what happened. It is still to early to make any assumptions though. ("It is perfectly clear. Mr. Owen is one of us...." pg 135 ["Nobody's got a revolver, by any chance? I suppose that's too much to hope for." Lombard said: "I've got one." pg 110])

Yes, it is safe to assume that somehow the killer knows each person on the island well enough, to have detailed information on their pasts and the crimes that they have committed. The killer is obviously a cold, calculating and insane person who feels strongly about injustice being done in society; enough to even bring people who have committed crimes that are in a way above the law. Truly this person is dedicated to his/her cause to an unhealthy degree. ("He knows, you see, a good deal. And out of his knowledge concerning us, he has made certain definite accusations." pg 58)

After all of this character analysis only one question remains, what is the ultimate goal of the killer? The ultimate goal of the killer is to enact justice on those who have gotten away with murder. In the killer's eyes he sees himself serving justice in his own sick and twisted way. He intends to accomplish this by killing everyone that he has invited to the island. Yet it is because of why the killer is doing this that I know the story will follow the poem exactly. In the end he will realize that he has become what he was trying to destroy, and just as the last Indian in the poem; he will take his own life. It is through thoroughly analyzing Mr./Mrs. Owens that I have come to see the kind of person the are; a sociopath who is the as what he wants to destroy. ("the lunatic Mr. Owen dealing out crazy justice" pg 140 "the exicution of justice upon certain individuals for offences which the law cannot touch" pg 135)