blog #5 book review

"Double Indemnity" is a book that opens your eyes to a different world, with a dark crime infestation. the Author, , of "Double Indemnity" i think screams the idea of underworld crime in the midst of innocence. this book exposed you to the evil people are capable of. "Double Indemnity" is not a chic-flick. it is a tragedy, a mystery, and some might even say a modern day Shakespearean story. this story exposes the evils directly committed by an otherwise innocent citizen. Huff, an average Joe insurance salesman, commits multiple crimes and falls under the spell of a dangerous tempest. I love that the author captures a dark and demented feel in the center of humdrum, common, every day people. Each second you wonder what is going to happen next as you read on and on, each chapter leaving you curious about the next. What the author does is get your attention with a simple love interest and then pulls you in while slamming the door shut when you find out that there was a murder and they just might get away with it. Of course they don’t get away with murder or fraud but you don’t know that until the end. What really intrigued me was that these people weren’t gangsters or mafia, they were real people with real live, normal everyday people and yet they had evil with in them. On page we see huff describe the Nirdlingers house as just like everyone else’s, average, and common. How can you describe a cold blooded killer as normal, what a hoax! This is where I think it really depicts an element of noir. Film noir is described to “show the Dark inhumane side of nature” in the film noir handout. This story was indeed inhumane, with murder such an easy concept and fraud a considered idea. At the other end there is a desperate house wife who is looking for a way out of her marriage. Huff, the average insurance sales man was immediately caught in her webs of lies and deceit. When you watch these stories remember that this is not a story of normality or routine. It is a story of surprise and mystery.  When discussing the normality of these characters you have to consider the problem with them. Huff was repeatedly caught describing in detail his schemes and plans for his future murders and heists. Also mrs. Nirdlinger gets caught red handed when accused of scheming for her husband’s death. pulling myself into reality at the end of the book this is what i have recalled of it. this book is really chalked full of different experiences but this is the one that stood out most to me.