When a book titled Nocturnal Animals hits her doorstep from her ex-husband, Edward Sheffield ( Jake Gyllenhaal), Susan quickly reads it until its conclusion. In the main time period, Susan ( Amy Adams) is living in an unhappy marriage and unsatisfied with the art she's putting out into the world (side note: the opening credits sequence of the film gives us a window into the work displayed at Susan's gallery - a striking, ironic celebration of American excess and freedom). Edward tried to mend things and get back with her but stopped when he discovered Susan secretly aborted their child.Nocturnal Animals cuts back and forth between several narratives. Following that, she divorced Edward and married Hutton. The marriage ultimately ended up with Susan cheating on Edward with the affluent Hutton.
The views her mother once championed, Susan had adopted herself now. However, their marriage slowly succumbed to fractures as Susan grew more and more distant from Edward’s aspirations. However, Susan ignored her mother’s subsections and eventually married Edward. Saying that he lacked the motivation to pursue and achieve his goals, her mother advised her to call it quits. However, Susan’s mother didn’t approve of Susan’s relationship with the working-class artist. She met him in college, where they fell for each other and started their relationship. This marks the conclusion of the dark story of Nocturnal Animals novel.Īlso Read: Agnes Of God Ending Explained Edward and Susan’s Divorce ExplainedĪfter finishing Nocturnal Animals, the novel, Susan starts to reminisce about her life with Edward. As Tony falls onto his gun, he accidentally shoots himself with it and dies as well. However, Ray also hits Tony on his head with an iron bar before he dies, leaving Tony blind. Tony eventually gets Ray with a fatal gunshot. Ray admits to his crime and calls Tony weak. They end up at the very shack where Ray and his accomplices raped and killed Laura and India. However, Tony tracks him down on his own. But when the two attempt to flee, Andes manages to shoot Lou down. How did the Novel End?Ĭlose to retiring and suffering from terminal lung cancer, Andes teams up with Tony to take matters into their hands. Tony and his family encountering Ray, Lou, and Turk. Andes and, not to mention, Tony, are understandably dissatisfied. However, the evidence for Ray’s involvement in the crime is only circumstantial. This leaves Ray as the only culprit still out of the clutches of justice. Meanwhile, Turk gets in a crossfire following a robbery gone wrong and dies. A year later, Andes bags Lou on charges of being an accomplice in Laura and India’s murders.
Both of them were raped and then killed by the three men, leaving Tony broke and guilt-ridden. With the help of Detective Roberto “Bobby” Andes, Tony discovers Laura and India in a shack. When Ray and Lou return to Tony, he has already fled to the nearest farmhouse, where he contacts the police. He is forced by Lou to drive Ray’s car to the end of the road, where he abandons him. A powerless Tony sees Ray and Turk kidnapping his wife and daughter while leaving him with Lou. The three men coerce Tony into swerving the car off the road.
The trip seems to be going pretty well until they encounter a sadistic trio of men - Ray, Lou, and Turk. Nocturnal Animals, the novel, follows Tony Hastings, a family man on a road trip with his wife, Laura, and their daughter, India. What was Edward’s Nocturnal Animals Novel About?
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