The idea of voyeurism has a flexible definition depending on the situation. I have been using literary works or mediums to prove the appearance of the theme. The question is: Why use the voyeuristic accept of the audience? There are a few ways to answer this question, but it’s the objectivity of voyeurism. Most people have a tendency to enjoy dramatic events without actually participating. This is the reason for many mediums like “It had to be Murder”. Not only was the narrator the voyeur, but so was the audience when it comes to observing the narrator.
The audience is watching the narrator while staying a separate party. The objectivity of any concept presents an opportunity to make judgments about anything. In comparison with its companion medium, Rear Window. We are observing the dramatic events in the main character’s life. By watching him, we are making our own judgements about his person without all the facts. It is reiterating the objectivity of voyeurism. Yet, the judgments aren’t exactly correct without all the facts. That’s the appeal of the voyeuristic theme, it’s the illusion of objectivity. It keeps the audience’s attention because we are craving more knowledge. Like in “It had to be Murder”, not only do we want to know more about the action outside, but the narrator’s story, too.
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