Psycho killer woman, that destroyed her life

As everyone in class knows, "Double Indemnity," is a novel that describes how Mr. Walter Huff, a simple insurance seller goes to visit his client, Mr. Nirdlinger to renew his car insurance. but he was not in his house that day, instead he finds a lady with whom he would carry on a twisted and "Doomed love"(filmsite.com).  

"The females in film noir are either of two types - dutiful, reliable, trustworthy and loving women; or femme fatales - mysterious, duplicitous, double-crossing, gorgeous, unloving, predatory, tough-sweet, unreliable, irresponsible, manipulative and desperate women. Usually, the male protagonist in film noir has to inevitably choose (or have the fateful choice made for him) between the women - and invariably he picks the femme fatale who destructively goads him into committing murder or some other crime of passion."

also the relationships are describes such as, " sadistic...doomed love," and "weird [and] erotic"

since the beginning of the story(in the first three chapters), we are able to see how the base of the relation between these two character was very weak. because they did not build a bond of love in their relation, they just got together one day and even know their names and they were kissing each other in one impulse of passion and physical attraction that would lead them to make a pact with the death.This gives a hint to the reader that this relationship will not last and will not bring be fruitful in their future.Phyllis or Mrs. Nirldlinger is a gorgeous woman who uses her charms that only a goddess of beauty would have to seduce and manipulate the insecure loner, in this case Mr. Huff to murder her husband.


In the next chapter (from 4 to chapter 8), we can read the description of how Mr. Huff kills Mr. Nirldlinger, this gives a the touch of thrill and suspense that makes the reader(us) more interested in what would be their next move. finally, he is death, and this event makes the readers believe that everything could be over, that are going get together and get the money. But the contrary occurred, while they are driving  back home after leaving the dead body in the rail track, we can notice how the paranoia and anxiety takes over Phyllis and Walter. moreover in the hurry to get back soon they start to argue, he start to be cold her and tells her to  "drive on or ill sock [her]"(Cain 53). finally they get back to where his car was "[he] got out. [They] didn't kiss. [They] didn't even say good bye. [he]got out of her car, go in [his], started, and drove home (Cain 53). at this point the relationship have started to break, a  line that will soon separate them have been marked. As the time passed he starts to regret killing that man, and realized that he fell on tricks, and now "[he] never wanted to see her again." (cain 54). Here the relationship it is completely destroy from his side, after killing the man and letting her control her to do her desires he stops felling that attraction toward her. this rejection soon would became in hate when he states that he loves her "like a rabbit loves a rattlesnake."(Cain 70)


In contrast, the character from this book fit the specification of film noir. the femme fatale is Phillys that seduces Mr. Walter(protagonist), to make him fall in a doomed to so he will do her desired that in this case was to commit a crime of passion(murder) to get money and to deliberate their evil desires. al of these are important element of film noir that are included in the book