Gone Girl: Crimes of Nick Dunne

Hello everyone and welcome back. Finally! We are down to the last part of our little investigation into the writing of Flynn where we will be looking at the true crime elements associated with the character of Nick Dunne, the oddly calm and neglectful husband who is concerned about his wife. He does start off giving us the wrong impression and as the story progresses, it doesn't get any better but we do pity his position.

After meeting a party, the charming characters get married in two years. Their marriage is going great until the 2008 recession, causing them both to lose their jobs. On top of that, her parents request a large sum of money that nearly drains Amy's trust fund and thus her and Nick's finances, putting their marriage on the rocks. 

At the height of all of this, Nick's mother is diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer, forcing Nick and Amy to move from their townhouse in Manhattan, New York to a home outside of St. Louis, Missouri, where Nick gets a job as a creative writing teacher while he cares for his ailing mother.

The primary offence we charge his character with is that of infidelity, cheating on his wife with apparently one of his writing students. But we also come to know that he may have abused Amy physically, using her only for sex and that their relationship is driving him to the bar at eleven in the morning. His opening statement about his wife does set us on edge as it carries an unusual violence to it. He falsifies statements, hides evidences and does do a minimal level of damage to the investigation.

Once he realizes that Amy is missing, he is left to deal with the consequences of the events and does not put on the demeanor of a caring and concerned husband, but is rather relieved in a way for the turn of events. He cooperates with the authorities and soon enough, finds himself being accused and held on point for the disappearance of Amy. 

The involvement of true crime in the perspective of Nick is quite less compared to the elaborate plans of Amy. He is left with trying to forge a case in favour of himself and get him off the hook. When people turn against him as he becomes the prime suspect, Nick goes on air and gives a television interview posing to be 'that husband'. The facade he uses to put on a show is what drives the character. At the end of the day, he is only a pawn in Amy's game and is being driven around by her moves.

That was my analysis of criminal involvement From the side of Nick Dunne. It does not count up to the deeds of Amy, but creating a comparison between the two characters is not easy due to the levels they are on. But the effects of true crime in the literary genre is a vast and interesting subject that can be explored infinitely. 

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CIAO.