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True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa
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Finkel is a disgraced journalist whose own hubris led him to lie about one of his stories about child slavery in Africa. Longo is a disgraced husband and father whose own narcissism led to the murder of his wife and three children and subsequent identity theft of Finkel (in name only, as an alias).
The two strike up an unlikely and tenuous friendship when Longo is arrested, and each uses this "friendship" to their own advantage. The result is an interesting study in the line between ego and personality disorder, and coping mechanisms we use to save face and deal with the consequences of our actions.
While one would assume Finkel holds the cards in their arrangement, it eventually becomes clear how he was used by Longo from the very beginning. Finkel's own introspective study and acceptance of his role in his downfall, both personally and professionally, provide an interesting mirror to that of the ultimate narcissist, a man so consumed with his outward appearance and fantasy life that he murdered the only people on the planet who actually loved him unconditionally.
The two strike up an unlikely and tenuous friendship when Longo is arrested, and each uses this "friendship" to their own advantage. The result is an interesting study in the line between ego and personality disorder, and coping mechanisms we use to save face and deal with the consequences of our actions.
While one would assume Finkel holds the cards in their arrangement, it eventually becomes clear how he was used by Longo from the very beginning. Finkel's own introspective study and acceptance of his role in his downfall, both personally and professionally, provide an interesting mirror to that of the ultimate narcissist, a man so consumed with his outward appearance and fantasy life that he murdered the only people on the planet who actually loved him unconditionally.
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September 14, 2014
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