Infidelity In The Girl On The Train

Betrayal can hurt and it can hurt more if committed to the ones closest to you. Not only can it hurt the one it occurs to but it can hurt the one committing the act. Throughout the readings infidelity was strongly seen but it is more apparent in two novels: Vertigo and The Girl on The Train. Not only was everyone emotionally damaged but deathly consequences were seen and a couple of the characters actions came back with spiteful vengeance. Lies can bring anyone down. They can bring one down to the point of giving up. In The Girl on The Train, the first spike of infidelity was with Rachel and Tom. Tom was unfaithful to Rachel because he said to have given up on their relationship after Rachel’s drinking habits developed. After Tom divorced

Gevigne was having an affair with a women named Renee behind his wife’s back, Madeleine. After a while Gevigne wanted to leave his wife for his mistress and because of this he came up with the plan of a lifetime to do so. Not only was this plan going to get rid of her but it was going to kill her. He saw it necessary and decided to get a cover up for himself. After doing so it lead him to his last step: pushing her out of a bell tower. Coincidentally, the mistress Renee died the same exact way just under different circumstances. The difference being that no one murdered her she committed the act by herself and on her own. After explaining all the games to Flavieres that she and Gevigne played on him, Flavieres grew very hostile and took her to the bell tower. Taking her there to mess with her mind just as she and Gevigne did to him. While she was reaching the top of the stairs she saw something come out from the shadows into the light. At that very moment she thought that Madeleine’s ghost was there for her because of this Renee got too close to the open window and accidentally tripped and fell to her death (Vlad Dima). Leaving for one to conclude that if Gevigne or Renee would have stayed faithful or at least have told the truth none of the characters would have most likely have

Tom was not only unfaithful but he was a lier, an abuser, and a criminal. He seemed to have compulsively built his relationship with everyone on lies. He said these lies to everyone to the point where he believed himself. Rightfully so all his actions catched up to him leading him to the spot of his death. A similar situation occurred in Vertigo, Gevigne the perpetrator and the criminal also ran out of cards and ended up in his death bed. Since Gevigne’s plan was not spot less perfect an error occurred and he did not have a cover up for the murder he committed. He was not believed by the law and was condemned by his community as the killer of his wife. Even if there was never enough evidence to in-prison him, justice was still served. As seen basing ones life on infidelity can ruin everything one has built for themselves. Lies and unfaithfulness never ends with happy endings and should never be a foundation for any relationship. As seen infidelity will emotionally damage oneself and some even being permanently damaged out of their existence. Consequently the ones that started and perpetrated the whole situation will also learn their lesson through the