The genre of Noir is a category of modern crime fiction. This French word translates to the meaning of "darkness" or "of the night" and the roots of Noir came from the Great Depression. Noir shows the dark and inhumane side of human nature with cynicism, and they emphasize the brutal, unhealthy, seamy, shadowy, dark and sadistic sides of the human experience. The pioneers of "hard boiled" detective stories are Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. The noir novel most often features an anti-hero in a situation where even in despair and defeat there can be dignity and spiritual triumph. The primary moods of the genre of noir are melancholy, alienation, bleakness, disillusionment, disenchantment, pessimism, ambiguity, moral corruption, evil, guilt and paranoia. The protagonists include ex-cops, convicts, blue collar workers, unorthodox private eyes, and various people of the underworld of society. Plots range from greed, lust and murder to intense psychological studies of dis!
             turbed personalities. The protagonists are often from the dark and gloomy underworld of violent crime and corruption. Usually the protagonists are cynical, tarnished, obsessive, brooding, menacing, sinister, sardonic, disillusioned, frightened and insecure loners, struggling to survive. Story locations are often in murky and dark streets, dimly-lit apartments and hotel rooms of big cities. An atmosphere of menace, anxiety, suspicion that anything can go wrong, dingy realism, death, defeat and entrapment are stylized characteristics of Noir. Narratives are frequently complex and convoluted, typically with flashbacks or voice-over narration. Revelations regarding the hero are made to justify the hero's own cynical perspective on life. "The Scorched Face" written by Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler's novel Farewell, My Lovely, introduces many characteristics of Noir.
             In the short story, "The Scorched Face" by Dashiell Hammett suits the genre of Noir in my...