Bill Denton quoted James:
Noir fiction is doom-laden and pessimistic. It may have
humour, it will have action, but at the tale's black heart
will be a character trapped in a situation from which there
seems to be no escape. Some purists would go so far as to say
there must be no escape. The plight of a desperate man (it
usually is a man) fighting in vain against the fates marks
out noir fiction and gives it its savour.
************** Great quote, Bill. This is very close to what
I see as noir. And I agree with Bill Crider's comment amount
the relationship between Naturalism and noir. I haven't read
McTEAGUE yet, but Crane's MAGGIE strikes me as very
noirish.
miker
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