Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is a semi-epistolary novel that takes place from the point of view of husband and wife, Nick and Amy Dunne. The story of their marriage that is first told to readers is seemingly normal and loving, with stereotypical marital drama. Amy met Nick in New York, immediately fell in love with him and got happily married. Amy is a smart, beautiful, wealthy wife who is lucky enough to have a loving husband. But when Nick and Amy lose their jobs that same year, they move to Nick's hometown, an unremarkable Missouri town. Shortly after the move, Amy disappears without a trace and her husband becomes the prime suspect. However, appearances are deceiving and the truth is revealed as the novel progresses; in addition to the disturbing back story of the dolls, the dolls were a way for Amy to make Nick realize how much control she has over him. In the story of Punch and Judy, Punch kills his son, kills his wife Judy when she discovers the crime, and then kills everyone else he encounters while avoiding the law. However, in Amy's interpretation the role reversal is evident. Amy, who would be Judy, is getting away with murder rather than Punch. This metaphor clearly encapsulates the couple's history and dynamic. Nick has gotten away with a lot of things throughout his life just because he's a charming, good-looking mama's boy. Although he did not physically abuse Amy, dragging her to his terrible hometown, distancing himself, and ultimately deceiving her, Nick did as much harm to her as if he had harmed her physically. “It's really necessary. Nick needs to be taught a lesson. He was never taught a lesson” (235) and neither was anyone else, Punch. The puppets show how manipulative Amy is. As Nick reads the letters written by Amy, he says, “I was her puppet on a string” (230) and Amy “is the puppeteer” (230). He knows all the right strings to pull to tip the scales in her