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bsandyman@att.net>
> In tragedy there is a sense of loss. In noir there
is not. The difference
> here is hope. In a tragedy you can hope for a better
outcome. In noir you
> can not.
I'm not sure about that. Goodis's characters have frequently
lost something. Cassidy, in CASSIDY'S GIRL, or Eddie in DOWN
THERE, spring to mind. Same with Cain (the protagonist of
SERENADE). In tragedy, though, the story starts much earlier.
Maybe noir starts where tragedy ends?
As for hope, well it's a key ingredient in many of Jason
Starr's extremely noir novels. Hope can really screw you
up.
Al
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