Each chapter of the book is divided into different sections, each with a different point of view. Agatha Christie did this to create suspense in the story and to keep the reader on edge. When reading how each person reacts, you can see their guilt and suspicion, and even guess who the murderer with the characters.
Everyone responds to guilt differently, as do the character’s in the novel. Emily Brent experiences little to no guilt, as she believes she did the right thing when she abandoned the ‘loose girl’ and left her to drown herself. Vera Claythorne, on the other hand, appears to be extremely stressed by Cyril’s murder, afraid someone, like Hugo, will find out what she did. The amount of guilt someone may have depends on how they view