In a message dated 4/7/05 10:43:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jmaxgilbert@yahoo.com writes:
> >
> > oh, I think they often go looking for trouble.
by that I mean,
> they're
> > oftentimes the initial instrument of their
ultimate destruction
> >
> > John Lau
> >
> I would agree that the noir "hero" is usually
responsible for what
> happens to him or herself, but they don't go into a
situation aware of
> what might happen to them. The hardboiled PI or cop
or even criminal
> inhabits a world of violence and is aware of the
possibilities, the
> noir hero inhabits an everyday world that suddenly
spins out of
> control. That's the distinction I was trying to
make.
> Max
>
I never thought of it that way before, but you're absolutely
right. Vicki
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