Method VS Junction, Post 7

    The Method by Janet Fitch, hands down. I would recommend this story to anyone. Reading the story through the female protagonist felt like film noir and the best element that film noir has to offer. The way Fitch so elegantly composed her protagonist’s cynical attitude gave the protagonist the most defining feature and most attractive feature. The neo noir was very evident in the protagonist being a female and the way she did not get caught in the end. I was surprised that I actually liked this short story. Another element I liked about this story was that the “femme fatale” was played by a man! The way Fitch completely flip the script through this story was brilliant. There were so many elements that made this short story very appealing, like the way Fitch played out the stereotyped L.A. Midwest struggling starlet   in her protagonist, Holly. The ending of the story, I would have to say was very amusing, I especially liked the part of the story when she kneels down and still continues to talk to the contorted corpse whispering, ‘“I’m I good enough now, Richard?”’ What a monster.

     Morocco Junction was an interesting read because it had me wondering what different possible twists the story would have since both film noir and neo noir tend to have unforeseen twist , but the thoughts that I had where far more dramatic than the actual twists the story had. However, Patt Morrison did describe some typical stereotyping features in the help. The story was intriguing but had a subtle film and neo noir shock factor. Morocco Junction did have a stereotype of the millionaire, the way Morrison described how Eloise Davis killed herself so that her family would not be talked about. I can so see this happening in Beverly Hills.

     The two stories where intriguing in their own way. The Method in my opinion had more suspense and excitement along with having film noir element, which I enjoyed. Morocco Junction was more of a quiet version of neo noir and what I liked about that story was I could see that type of story unfolding in Beverly Hills