Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, is about how Nick Dunne's wife; Amy
Elliot, suddenly disappeared on their fifth wedding anniversary, leaving
behind nothing but clues that assist the idea that Nick, had killed his
wife. Throughout the story, we came in contact with Nick's insecurities
and how he dealt with them using alcohol, sex, and his twin sister
Margo. Nick was used alcohal, sex, and Margo, to help deal with his
insecurities about his marriage as well as his wife. In the beginning of the book, when the disappearance of
Amy, was confirmed, he went against Margo's wishes, and drank a great
deal of alcohol, the night before a press conference. Nick drank a lot
to was away the idea of Amy's disappearance "I didn't listen to go about the booze. I finished half the bottle sitting on her sofa by myself ..."
As
the story continued, we discovered Nick's mistress; Andy. Nick had been
having sexual relations with Andy a year and a half before Amy
disappearance. Nick began seeing Andie due to problems in his marriage,
and continued seeing Andie, because of an initial attraction. "You love
her? she gave it a jokey spin to show how unlikely it was. Yeah I really
think I do. I did. I do."
Nick also, relied on
his sister for comfort to his problems. Nick grew up with his sister,
and she had always helped him with his problems. "Go was moving on to a
story about her refrigerator light and showed no sings of flattering.
Filled with a sudden heavy gratefulness, I leaned across the couch and
kissed her on the cheek. 'What's that for?' 'Just thanks' i felt my eyes
get full with tears."
Nick had many insecurities
about his marriage, as well as his wide. As seen throughout the story,
Nick seems to go back to theses things for his "relief" or
"distractions". drinking, sex, and confining in other others is how Nick
Dunne has handled and dealt with his insecurities and his stress Yet as
the book and story line unfolds itself, Nick seems to move away from
those things and developed new customs as the investigation concludes to an end.
