Crime Fiction In Patricia Highsmith's Strangers On A Train

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Crime fiction, is a genre which many are fond of while others regret paying nine dollars to go see the next Batman movie. Crime fiction is the genre of literature which focuses triggering a sense of suspense and mystery amongst the audience, through the fictionalization of crime, criminals, their motives as well the detection of those very crimes. However, crime fiction without a character arc would simply be words. A character arc is the transformation of one of the characters as the story progresses. An example of a crime fiction story that utilizes a character arc to create a sense of suspense and mystery amongst the audience is Patricia Highsmith’s, Strangers On A Train. In this story, Highsmith, takes us into the life of Guy Daniel Haines,

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