General John Gordon Macarthur

In And Then There Were None published by Agatha Christie, General John Gordon Macarthur is the following characteristics that draw’s the readers’ attention. Being the retired military leader, general Macarthur experienced a significant number of challenges during his life. After the death of his beloved wife Leslie Macarthur, he lived a quiet and lonely existence. However, everything changed dramatically after this character had received the letter sent by someone named Owen.

In this letter. Mr. Owen mentioned that he was a good friend of General Macarthur’s comrade in arms. Mr. Macarthur was invited to the Indian Island as a guest, but the general did not know that the reason for this invitation was his crime that he had committed in the past. When General Macarthur arrived on the island, he did not want to stay there since he felt out of his place. The only thing he wanted was to come back to his quiet and lonely way of life. Later, General Macarthur found out the reason why he was invited to visit the Indian Island.

The voice on the gramophone recording stated that “John Gordon Macarthur, that on the 4th of January, 1917, you deliberately sent your wife's lover, Arthur Richmond, to his death.” Arthur Richmond is a lieutenant and good fellow of General Macarthur. When Mr. Macarthur realized that his wife had an affair with Arthur Richmond, he sent the lieutenant to the death. General Macarthur felt guilty because of his actions, and that’s why he decided to stay on the island. When his fellows began to die, this elderly man just waited for his turn. In simple words, he ended up welcoming death since it was the only way to stop his sufferings and tortures. As Agatha Christie wrote, “He knew, suddenly, that he didn’t want to leave the island.”