post #8

1.From both The Kidnapper Bell and the City of Commerce you find troubled main characters. I find that both protagonists struggle with addiction. The first is addicted are determined to leave the situation better than he left it, also I believe that he is addicted to cheating on his wife. The second is addicted to gambling. Both protagonists are liars, the first lied to his wife and himself, the second lied to his wife and boss. There was something that lured both main characters, the first it was sexual attraction or tension, the second was lured by gambling and money. So based on the evidence you find a protagonist who is a addicted, deceiving fool prone to be caught in trouble.

2.The story Kinship by Brian Ascalon Roley seemed to me the most unlike noir. I only say this because for me it was missing key elements of noir such as; the Femme Fatal, justice for the criminal and it seemed to be telling the story from the wrong side. in Kinship there were many women, but the main character, Tomas, was not lured or deceived by any of them. His trouble was divined up by himself. There was a form of "justice" for one of the characters, but not the main character who went too far with the ice pick. To me it seems like the story should have come from the other father's point of view, I think this because he was a bully lured into trouble and got his punishment.

The story The Girl Who Kissed Barnaby Jones by Scott Phillips was the essence of Film Noir. From its promiscuous Femme Fatal to its deceived, trapped Protagonist this story shows Film Noir in its good, bad and ugly.  The main traits are shown such as the Femme Fatal, murder and a dangerous location. The Femme Fatal of the story is described as beautiful, but deceptive; she is old and appears much younger. She lured the protagonist into her trap, gave him what he thought he wanted and then commanded him to do her dirty work.  The murder I thought was part of the definition because of the reason she wanted to cover it up. Because the Femme Fatal and the murdered man were breaking the law she wanted to cover up his death, this adds the underworld effect. Now the location I found interesting because of all the stairs and hidden stories. I believe this fits the secretive aspect of the location adding to the dangerous and sinister effect of the story.