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theres no shadow without light

“The Shadow” was my favorite reading that I did this week. I chose it randomly off the list, and I am happy about my decision.

This story had a lot more mystery in it, even though it was pretty short. It was actually a pretty quick read because it kept …

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Week 2: Noir in Literature

The Postman Always Rings Twice:

The postman may ring twice but  the grim reaper rings only once.  In this short novel, a road man by the name of Frank stumbles across a road side diner and befriends the owner Nick and later his wife Cora.  Even though Frank and Cora …

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The Killers by Ernest Hemingway

This reading shows  two characters plotting to kill a boxer. Nick, the protagonist tells the boxer about his planned death but is shock to find that the boxer doesn’t care. I feel like there’s hardly any emotion to this story. It’s just dark, weary, and the characters are very content …

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Noir Readings and Reflections

After going through the three readings that will be mentioned later on in this blog post, I now can confidently say that I have an understanding of the style of Noir.

Among the pieces, I have read The Postman Always Rings Twice, Chinatown and then my personal favorite, The Shadow, …

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Reflections on prime examples of noir.

Chinatown and The Postman Always Rings Twice both carry several core features of noir.  Though they exist in different formats, they embody the heart of what makes a work of fiction noir.  They contain women who play both the roles of the love interest and the femme fatale.  Interestingly, in …

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Reflections on prime examples of noir.

Chinatown and The Postman Always Rings Twice both carry several core features of noir.  Though they exist in different formats, they embody the heart of what makes a work of fiction noir.  They contain women who play both the roles of the love interest and the femme fatale.  Interestingly, in …

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Readings

This weeks reading were long and tedious but at the end of the day i enjoyed them a lot. They all helped me understand noir better. I know that we were previously warned but I was still extremely shocked of the graphic material in most of these. Not in an …

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Noir Readings

Last week the concept of noir was a little fuzzy for me. But after this week’s reading I have a much clearer overall picture of what noir is. Especially after reading The Postman Always Rings Twice piece the themes of noir were highlighted very well. I enjoyed reading this very …

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