So all together as a band of three, Lola, Walter, and Phyllis all try to plan the murder of Mr. Nirdlinger. They have secret meetings and get farther into their plot but something goes awry part way through. The day they plan the accident to be Mr. Nirdlinger is not there, so their opportunity was missed. Because of this, more planning goes into his death and it is delayed. Eventually, suspicion aside, Mr. Nirdlinger is killed and they get the money. Because of this huge gain Walter just received, he becomes a very proud person, but in an arrogant way. Now his success has gone to his head. Phyllis., on the other hand, starts to lose her love in Walter, just like she did with her previous husband. Now, she and Lola are plotting his death without him knowing and it ends with Walter's death.
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Double Idemnity: What Happens Next?
I think that Lola is going to join Phyllis and Walter's plan. She seems to be just as smart and manipulative as Walter is, constantly knowing what people are thinking and getting what they want out of a situation. As for Nino, I think he'll come up later in the novel as a huge obstacle of actually getting the murder accomplished, but not for a while. Walter and Phyllis will keep manipulating Mr. Nirdlinger throughout the novel but I'm sure he's going to get a bit suspicious about them and see Phyllis acting a bit strange.
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+ Lola joins Phyllis and Walter
ReplyDelete- Lola is manipulative, intelligent, and can read people. (33)
-"I spent all my week's money" (27).
+Nino is an obstacle
-" She's going around with a boy named Mr. Sachetti A perfectly terrible person. She's been forbidden to see him" (28)
+They kill Mr. Nirdlinger
+They kill Walter after he gets a huge ego
- "You think I'm nuts? All right, maybe I am" (23)
- The fact that he "wins the game" makes him way too empowered.
- They kill Walter because Phyllis gets bored with him as she got bored with Mr. Nirdlinger, and for more money. (18)