Marriage equals love is a major theme derived from the novel. Marriage is supposed to be something that exemplifies love publicly. You love your spouse so you marry them, however does this "love" always last, is it always unconditional? Put a ring on it!!
Gone Girl raised some questions as I read about marriage. Is marriage these days even something taken seriously. Like who do we become after we are married? Is the person you are married to the same person they were when you met? Nick and Amy are both messed up on their own, however together they are literally and metaphorically partners in crime. Amy and Nick make each other better but at the same time, they make each other worse. It's an exceptional example how the person you choose to marry unquestioningly influences you, so you better make a good choices.
At the end of the novel, we watch as the couple reunites and settle back into their dysfunctional family routines. As a reader, I felt bad for Nick at first, for I didn't realize who he really was, when later on I realized that Amy and Nick are the same person. When Amy brings her psychopathic behaviors out, Nick feeds off the chaos and dramatic behaviors that Amy provides for him. Whether he knew or not, Nick loves the attention he is getting for the murder of his wife. Without each other, they would not be satisfied, and could probably not live a normal relationship.
"Who would I be without Amy to react to," Nick wonders. "Because she was right: As a man, I had been my most impressive when I loved her- and I was my next best self when I hated her. I had known Amy only seven years, but I couldn't go back to life without her. Because she was right: I couldn't return to an average life. I'd known it before she'd said a word" (532). Amy makes Nick the man he wants to be and Amy needs Nick to feel in control of her life; it's a messed up symbiotic relationship. This demonstrates the vampires in How to Read Lit like a Professor. They are happy and miserable at the same time, but they like it like that so that they can blame the other person for their dissatisfaction in their life. They like the challenge and the chaos in their lives, making them perfect for each other.
Gone Girl raised some questions as I read about marriage. Is marriage these days even something taken seriously. Like who do we become after we are married? Is the person you are married to the same person they were when you met? Nick and Amy are both messed up on their own, however together they are literally and metaphorically partners in crime. Amy and Nick make each other better but at the same time, they make each other worse. It's an exceptional example how the person you choose to marry unquestioningly influences you, so you better make a good choices.
At the end of the novel, we watch as the couple reunites and settle back into their dysfunctional family routines. As a reader, I felt bad for Nick at first, for I didn't realize who he really was, when later on I realized that Amy and Nick are the same person. When Amy brings her psychopathic behaviors out, Nick feeds off the chaos and dramatic behaviors that Amy provides for him. Whether he knew or not, Nick loves the attention he is getting for the murder of his wife. Without each other, they would not be satisfied, and could probably not live a normal relationship.
"Who would I be without Amy to react to," Nick wonders. "Because she was right: As a man, I had been my most impressive when I loved her- and I was my next best self when I hated her. I had known Amy only seven years, but I couldn't go back to life without her. Because she was right: I couldn't return to an average life. I'd known it before she'd said a word" (532). Amy makes Nick the man he wants to be and Amy needs Nick to feel in control of her life; it's a messed up symbiotic relationship. This demonstrates the vampires in How to Read Lit like a Professor. They are happy and miserable at the same time, but they like it like that so that they can blame the other person for their dissatisfaction in their life. They like the challenge and the chaos in their lives, making them perfect for each other.