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* VillainsWantMercy: When Bobby is about to kill him, he is scared cor his life and calls Bobby out for his methodologies.
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* VillainsWantMercy: When Bobby is about to kill him, he is scared cor for his life and calls Bobby out for his methodologies.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: It's quite hard to say she didn't bring it upon herself when Edward stands her up, leaving her emotionally wrecked with nothing left in her life to make her happy, considering she hastingly broke up with her one love in a very brutal way by aborting their child and leaving him for another man. Even if she regretted her decisions, she seemed to have thought that she would get away with them]].
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* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: It took twenty years, but it bit her hard when Edward wrote the novel representing her actions against him, which broke her when she read it, and then he invites her to dinner at a restaurant but he stands her up. At that point, she realizes that she has no one else to turn to: her husband is cheating in her, her daughter is distant and her co-workers are self-centered morons. All she's got is meaningless luxuries.]]
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* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: It took twenty years, but it bit her hard when Edward wrote the novel representing her actions against him, which broke her when she read it, and then he invites her to dinner at a restaurant but he stands her up. At that point, she realizes that she has no one else to turn to: her husband is cheating in on her, her daughter is distant and her co-workers are self-centered morons. All she's got is meaningless luxuries.]]
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: It's quite hard to say she didn't bring it upon herself when Edward stands her up, leaving her emotionally wrecked with nothing left in her life to make her happy, considering she hastingly broke up with her one love in a very brutal way by aborting their child and leaving him for another man. Even if she regretted her decisions, she seemed to have thought that she would get away with them]].
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* HateSink: When approaching the Hastings, he sadistically harasses them before kidnapping and raping the wife and daughter, attempting to kill Tony in the process, for which he shows absolutely no remorse for.
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* HateSink: When approaching the Hastings, he sadistically harasses them before kidnapping and raping the wife and daughter, attempting to kill Tony in the process, for which he shows absolutely no remorse for. [[spoiler: Which is fitting considering he is supposed to represent all that Susan is to Edward now]].
* {{Sadist}}: In his own words, "it's fun to kill people".
* {{Sadist}}: In his own words, "it's fun to kill people".
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* AllLovingHero: Used to be an idealistic and kind-hearted NiceGuy. That is if you don’t count his CantTakeCriticism attitude.
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* NiceGuy: Used to be a kind-hearted man until Susan left him.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Implied. [[spoiler: After Susan finished reading his book, they set up a reunion at a fancy restaurant, but he stands her up]].
* TookALevelInJerkass: Implied. [[spoiler: After Susan finished reading his book, they set up a reunion at a fancy restaurant, but he stands her up]].
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* CantTakeCriticism: If his hostility towards Susan's opinion on his early works are anything to go by.
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* AuthorAvatar: TheProtagonist of the novel that represents how Edward's relationship with Susan turned out. He also a weak man scared if conflicts, which is what Edward thinks Susan thought of him.
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* AuthorAvatar: InUniverse to Edward. TheProtagonist of the novel that represents how Edward's relationship with Susan turned out. He also a weak man scared if conflicts, which is what Edward thinks Susan thought of him.
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* BestServedCold: His revenge on Susan involves writing down his pain into a novel that will undoubtedly make him a succesful writer, send a copy of it to her which makes her devastated just reading it knowing the pain she caused him, and setting up a reunion with her [[spoiler: only to [[StoodUp stand her up]]]].
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* BeardOfSorrow: Inverted. He shaves his beard shortly after seeing the dead bodies of his wife and daughter.
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[[folder: Susan]]
* LikeMotherLikeDaughter: Lampshaded. Her elitist, RichBitch mother claimed that she would eventually turn out like her, and therefore had to leave Edward, who would later accuse Susan to act like her. Turns out she did.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: She instantly regrets aborting her and Edward's child]].
* MyGreatestFailure: Thinks this about leaving Edward.
* RichBitch: In the present, she lives a life of luxury and wealth. [[SubvertedTrope But she doesn't quite have the expected attitude]].
* StoodUp: [[spoiler:At the end, when she has finished reasing Edward's book, they plan a reunion at a nice restaurant, but Edward never shows up]].
* SupportingProtagonist: Downplayed. Most of the movie is about her reading the titular novel, which is an {{allegory}} for how her and Edward's relationship turned out, and that is the main focus of the story.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Edward]]
* ChildhoodFriends: Used to be this for Susan and her brother Cooper.
[[/folder]]
!From the in-universe novel
[[folder: Tony Hastings]]
* AuthorAvatar: TheProtagonist of the novel that represents how Edward's relationship with Susan turned out. He also a weak man scared if conflicts, which is what Edward thinks Susan thought of him.
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[[folder: Laura and India Hastings]]
* DropDeadGorgeous: Their bodies are found naked on an outside couch after Ray killed them.
* DisposableWoman. Their kidnapping, rape and death is the first thing that happens in the book and triggers it's main plot.
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[[folder: Bobby Andes]]
* CowboyCop: A real hardass detective who is not at all afraid of going outside the rules.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Ray Marcus]]
* AxCrazy: A sadist, he kidnaps, rapes and murders Tony's wife and daughter for fun. It's implied he does this on a regular basis.
* BigBad: The main antagonist in the novel.
* {{Expy}}: An InUniverse example, as he is this to [[spoiler: Susan]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: He tries to hide behind an innocent facade, but his ObviouslyEvil streak makes it very hard to fall for.
* HateSink: When approaching the Hastings, he sadistically harasses them before kidnapping and raping the wife and daughter, attempting to kill Tony in the process, for which he shows absolutely no remorse for.
* SerialRapist: He had one more rape charge to his name besides the Hating-case, and he is most likely guilty of plenty of rapes.
* TheSociopath: A sadistic and homicidal rapist without any conscience.
* WhamLine: [[spoiler: When he calls Tony "too weak", it becomes pretty obvious that Ray is a second {{Expy}} to Susan, as that is what Edward accused her of thinking of her]].
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[[folder: Lou]]
* AssholeVictim: He is an accomplice to Ray's crimes after all.
* DirtyCoward: When confronted by Andes, he is genuinely afraid for his life unlike Ray who is more confident.
* SoftSpokenSadist: How he Talks to Tony while Ray is raping his family.
* VillainsWantMercy: When Bobby is about to kill him, he is scared cor his life and calls Bobby out for his methodologies.
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* LikeMotherLikeDaughter: Lampshaded. Her elitist, RichBitch mother claimed that she would eventually turn out like her, and therefore had to leave Edward, who would later accuse Susan to act like her. Turns out she did.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: She instantly regrets aborting her and Edward's child]].
* MyGreatestFailure: Thinks this about leaving Edward.
* RichBitch: In the present, she lives a life of luxury and wealth. [[SubvertedTrope But she doesn't quite have the expected attitude]].
* StoodUp: [[spoiler:At the end, when she has finished reasing Edward's book, they plan a reunion at a nice restaurant, but Edward never shows up]].
* SupportingProtagonist: Downplayed. Most of the movie is about her reading the titular novel, which is an {{allegory}} for how her and Edward's relationship turned out, and that is the main focus of the story.
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[[folder:Edward]]
* ChildhoodFriends: Used to be this for Susan and her brother Cooper.
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!From the in-universe novel
[[folder: Tony Hastings]]
* AuthorAvatar: TheProtagonist of the novel that represents how Edward's relationship with Susan turned out. He also a weak man scared if conflicts, which is what Edward thinks Susan thought of him.
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[[folder: Laura and India Hastings]]
* DropDeadGorgeous: Their bodies are found naked on an outside couch after Ray killed them.
* DisposableWoman. Their kidnapping, rape and death is the first thing that happens in the book and triggers it's main plot.
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[[folder: Bobby Andes]]
* CowboyCop: A real hardass detective who is not at all afraid of going outside the rules.
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[[folder: Ray Marcus]]
* AxCrazy: A sadist, he kidnaps, rapes and murders Tony's wife and daughter for fun. It's implied he does this on a regular basis.
* BigBad: The main antagonist in the novel.
* {{Expy}}: An InUniverse example, as he is this to [[spoiler: Susan]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: He tries to hide behind an innocent facade, but his ObviouslyEvil streak makes it very hard to fall for.
* HateSink: When approaching the Hastings, he sadistically harasses them before kidnapping and raping the wife and daughter, attempting to kill Tony in the process, for which he shows absolutely no remorse for.
* SerialRapist: He had one more rape charge to his name besides the Hating-case, and he is most likely guilty of plenty of rapes.
* TheSociopath: A sadistic and homicidal rapist without any conscience.
* WhamLine: [[spoiler: When he calls Tony "too weak", it becomes pretty obvious that Ray is a second {{Expy}} to Susan, as that is what Edward accused her of thinking of her]].
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[[folder: Lou]]
* AssholeVictim: He is an accomplice to Ray's crimes after all.
* DirtyCoward: When confronted by Andes, he is genuinely afraid for his life unlike Ray who is more confident.
* SoftSpokenSadist: How he Talks to Tony while Ray is raping his family.
* VillainsWantMercy: When Bobby is about to kill him, he is scared cor his life and calls Bobby out for his methodologies.
[[/folder]]
