Gone Girl
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Question about something continuously mentioned (spoiler?)
Reya
Nov 10, 2014 08:17AM
I recently just finished this book, and the ending was "meh," but there's something that still doesn't really close it for me.
Nick constantly is always talking about, specifically in the first half, about how he sees/saw Amy crawling across the kitchen floor, with her head bashed in. Any reason for this? Other then maybe it's to assume he's guilty in the first part? Is this just what he imagined (even though it's written as if he actually saw/did it)?
I feel like I'm missing on why she focused on that imagery, and to extent, the constant mention of the shape of Amy's head. I was convinced that the book would end with that actually coming true and now that whole mention just seems random.
Nick constantly is always talking about, specifically in the first half, about how he sees/saw Amy crawling across the kitchen floor, with her head bashed in. Any reason for this? Other then maybe it's to assume he's guilty in the first part? Is this just what he imagined (even though it's written as if he actually saw/did it)?
I feel like I'm missing on why she focused on that imagery, and to extent, the constant mention of the shape of Amy's head. I was convinced that the book would end with that actually coming true and now that whole mention just seems random.
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The idiom "red herring" is used to refer to something that misleads or distracts from the relevant or important issue.[1] It may be either a logical fallacy or a literary device that leads readers or characters towards a false conclusion. A red herring might be intentionally used, such as in mystery fiction or as part of a rhetorical strategy (e.g. in politics), or it could be inadvertently used during argumentation.WIKI
well i though that she was wispering things in his ear when he was alseep but i dont know
I remember this happening once, but it was a nightmare he was having. He knew she was missing and imagined this might have happened to her - I assume this was because part of the evidence she left was blood on the kitchen floor. Unless I am forgetting an earlier incident where he has this memory, I'm not even sure I'd call it a red herring. I think we already know she is alive and is setting him up when he has this dream.
People think the worst when their loved ones go missing. It's why they often want to know what happens to them to get closure. The writer just didn't distinguishes whether it was his imagination or memory to keep the readers guessing.
As for the head thing, it really was more about what was inside that head that he was interested in, wishing he knew all the thoughts. Which did lead to the ending and explained why he stayed for so long, why it was so easy to pretend he loved her at the end because some of that pretend was actually real, because he admired (even though still scared) of what was inside, because he'd be bored with anyone else.
As for the head thing, it really was more about what was inside that head that he was interested in, wishing he knew all the thoughts. Which did lead to the ending and explained why he stayed for so long, why it was so easy to pretend he loved her at the end because some of that pretend was actually real, because he admired (even though still scared) of what was inside, because he'd be bored with anyone else.
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