Finally, a new and different take on noir from the point of view of a woman. After reading Morocco Junction 90210 by Patt Morrison and The Method by Janet Fitch I would have to say they do have that quality of film noir. Although we have only been reading stories from the males angle, the women have that same quality that makes you think "Noir."
If I were to recommend one of these stories to a friend, it would definitely be The Method. From beginning to end it had me interested and I didn't mind reading it. As for Morocco Junction 90210, I had to keep taking breaks because it seemed that there's was no point to the story. Well at least it felt like it was taking too long to get to the "good" part. Actually, there was no good part. The Method was interesting, I liked that Holly didn't allow herself to be used for someone else's satisfaction. At first she did seem to allow herself to be dragged along for Richards selfish revenge plot, but she finally realized his scheme was not to her advantage at all. If anything negative is to be said about The Method, in my opinion it would have to be that it's a bit too vulgar, but who knows, maybe for some readers that's what kept them interested. I would say this is a good story for someone to read because it showed the darker side of a otherwise "good girl."
This was a fresh new view that we were able to read in regard to noir and it was pretty interesting. From reading The Method, we can acknowledge that women narratives can fit the characteristics of film noir just as well.
oh my gosh. I swear I was kind of tripping out while reading this because I thought I was reading MY post for a second. The first paragraph was completely different but your second paragraph, was pretty much reading my mind. [and funny how it was kind of similar to my post]
ReplyDeleteBut anyways, the whole not having to mind reading "The Method" and having to take breaks with "Morocco Junction" was pretty much the story of my night.
And again, I could not agree more about it being a bit too vulgar------Actually just overall, not to be cheesy or kiss-ass-ish just because this comment is also an assignment, I pretty much agree with, I believe, every little thing you said on here. :P very nice work
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ReplyDeleteHi Jennifer, I am agree with you about The Method story. Finally a woman is who is in front of the situation, showing to Richard that she was not just a sweet girl. Moreover, as same as you, I did not enjoy the readings with too much of vulgar language. As well I have the same opinion of Morocco Junction 90210, where the the point of the story seemed to not be too clear in the middle of the novel. Sad story that I didn't enjoyed like The Method.
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