Blog Entry 8 - The Method & Morocco Junction

I actually appreciated the fact that finally a woman was portrayed as both the protagonist and first-person narrator.  Sure it was a new twist in comparison to the original noir story lines.  But being neo-noir from the 20th century, the protagonist and the first-person narrator was consistent with the changing times.  In the 40's and 50's, men were more domineering, but now a days, women are also in domineering roles, like being executives in business, as well as holding jobs that were usually meant for males.  Sure I would consider both of these stories as noir, because of the constant "roller coaster" ride we are taking through the plot.  Nothing is obvious, everything is twisted.  And in both stories the woman took over the role of the investigator, to find out what actually  was taking place in the plot.  If I had to recommend one of these two stories to a friend, I would lean more toward "The Method."  My decision is based on personal choice of course, but I just found a little more action - passion - and mystery in this story.  Plus all the "fucking" that was going on, made the story juicier!  Personally, I just found the story of a younger woman, falling for a older guy more interesting to me.  Maybe because I myself fell for an older guy, and ended up marrying him.  LOL.