All too often, when horrific crimes occur, the media drums up interviews with neighbors and friends who say that the person they know “would never hurt a fly.” We see it in The Girl on the Train when Rachel observes, “I can’t believe [Scott] would have hurt her. I know that he wouldn’t. I’ve seen them together; I know what they’re like together.” (66)
We know that it’s impossible to know what’s happening in a relationship from the outside -- yet when crimes occur we hear this refrain ("but that person is one of the good ones!") nearly every time. Why do you think this is?
We know that it’s impossible to know what’s happening in a relationship from the outside -- yet when crimes occur we hear this refrain ("but that person is one of the good ones!") nearly every time. Why do you think this is?