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The “Girl” in the Title of “Gone” is literature? The perfect execution of a murder scheme by a neglected wife to punish her cheating husband; the premise of “Gone Girl” doesn’t leave much to the mind for imagining, as the substance of the text is based upon ‘actual’ cases of missing American women and the author uses her lived experiences as an American journalist to write. Thus it brings upon the question of how ‘novel’ it actually is? Can we disregard it as literature since it possesses commonplace characters, mundane settings, pedestrian descriptions and factual accuracy?Or should the creativity that exists through red herrings and upending twists be discounted?? The ‘factual’ and ‘artistic’ truths reside paradoxically yet harmoniously. “I’m that c***t” and “I’m au courant”, verbal abuse and French jargon, vulgarity and finery; the hypocritical language, both mocking and deadpan, constantly defies any form or structure. The metafictional narrative seeks to ‘familiarise’ and not ‘estrange’ the reader, as it repeatedly lambasts its own fictionality. Linguistic normalcy is prescribed over violence, as its ordinariness deepens the characters. Here, the postmodern elements function to elevate the plot while language remains typical and conventional. A whodunit mystery and a literary revelation of gender dynamics, “Gone Girl” feeds both perspectives. It has brilliant criminality and rich characters ooze literary pleasure whilst its sharp writing screams a feminist parable. Rather being dismissed as “literature”, the text has opened floodgates of discussions on modern gender roles and evolved patriarchy. Seeping into socio-cultural and political spheres, its influence has changed modern feminism. Considered both a feminist gospel and a misogynist tale, “Gone Girl” has been charged with both killing feminism and redefining it. One end criticises it for backtracking the movement by its orthodox portrayal of a hateful wife while the other praises it for its honest treatment of an evil villainess, both descriptions being the central character. This proves that value judgement of what constitutes literature is always subjective, rooted deeply in social ideology and belief structures, defying objectivity in deeming it as literature. References: Gone Girl, 2014 by Gillian Flynn https://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/GoneGirl_Final_Shooting_Script.pd