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The Girl on the Train > The "Good Guy" Myth

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message 1: by NNEDV (last edited May 26, 2016 12:07PM) (new)

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All too often, when horrific crimes occur, the media drums up interviews with neighbors and friends who say that the person they know “would never hurt a fly.” We see it in The Girl on the Train when Rachel observes, “I can’t believe [Scott] would have hurt her. I know that he wouldn’t. I’ve seen them together; I know what they’re like together.” (66)

We know that it’s impossible to know what’s happening in a relationship from the outside -- yet when crimes occur we hear this refrain ("but that person is one of the good ones!") nearly every time. Why do you think this is?


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