Edward’s request letter

Edward’s request letter symbolizes the beginning of a journey. Edward writes to his ex-wife, Susan, asking her to read his latest novel, Nocturnal Animals. This brings her to reflect on her own past with Edward, and forces her to confront the truth of the past.

Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals is symbolic of the very worst of human, animalistic nature. Nocturnal Animals is the name of the thriller written by Edward Sheffield, which Edward in turn asks his ex-wife, Susan, to read. It involves a trio of thugs attacking and kidnapping a family, and the surviving husband seeking justice. It serves to be a mirror unto truth, as Susan is forced to confront her own past and her own previous animal nature (her sexual affair with Arnold).

Night

Night symbolizes both truth, and the portending of truth. It is only at night that...