The Big Sleep, By Raymond Chandler

With the use of narration, Montrose is able to create suspense in The Crime on Cote Des Neiges. The story line revolves around Private Investigator Russell Teed, the narration from his point of view throughout the story allows us to know what Teed is thinking and how he can get one step closer on closing this case. The insight of Teed’s thoughts and actions allows the reader a chance to further understand the main character as well as create a suspenseful atmosphere, allowing them to wonder which moves to follow or anticipate. Take for instance, when Teed follows the map found in the Sark’s wallet up to the Island in the Laurentians. We know that Teed is following a lead he found at the first crime scene because Montrose has given us that bit of information. When comparing Montrose’s work to that of Raymond Chandler’s novel and the film adaptation, The Big Sleep we can see that the narration of detective Philip Marlowe is not very telling of where the story is to go or any insight into the detectives mind. Almost as if Chandler deliberately left out those clues due to the fast pace of the film. When Marlowe follows Geiger from the jewelry store to his home, we only know that he wants to speak with him and not much other information is disclosed. Although mentioned to

Raymond Chandler, notable for his hard-boiled mysteries, developed his own style of writing. Mr. Chandler was born on July 23, 1888, however, his parents soon divorced. In addition, Mr. Chandler moved to and was raised in England. From an early age, Mr. Chandler expressed an interest in literature. Throughout his adulthood, he continued to live in both Los Angeles, California and London, England. While in California, he composed multiple plays and screenplays. The majority of the stories were based off of his writings, though some had different titles than the works. Popular plays include “Double Indemnity” produced in 1946, and “The Blue Dahlia” in 1976. “And Now Tomorrow,” 1944, and “The Unseen,” 1945, are popular screenplays of his. Overall, Mr. Chandler broadened the hard-boiled mystery writing style with his pieces that inspired numerous authors after him.

Throughout the history of mankind, money has always been the prime motivator for people. Its possession meant higher placement in society; with money you could virtually get away with anything. During the 1930’s especially, the need for money was universal due to the Great Depression, which was hovering over the economical balance in the United States. Greed created a cycle of corruption within the society, where if one had money, they could pay the money to the ‘right’ people who were in need of it to find a way that the wealthy could get away with their crimes, which was exactly what others were chasing. Raymond Chandler challenges and reflects upon these beliefs in his novel, “The Big Sleep”. In a society where greed is developed in

In The Big Sleep, Chandler portrays Marlowe as the knight in shining armor. This establishes a motif of the stained glass window in General Stern wood’s home in the first chapter of the novel and is an appropriate motif in dictating Marlowe’s knightly role in the novel. The stained glass that is reflected in the novel places Marlowe in the position of the knight as it shows a knight who strives to reach a woman to set her free. The fact that he stares at the glass makes him develop the need to offer assistance. This motif is suitable because it sets the stage for what is to take place in the aftermath when Marlowe rescues Carmen. Secondly, Chandler tries to connect Marlowe with the knightly personality from the beginning of the novel that he intended to name his detective the modern knight and a brave man fighting for General Sternwood. He takes the role of the servant to Sternwood’s lord and therefore, in the knightly terms, it is sufficient to say that Marlowe is striving to find justice. Moreover, he is dedicated to rendering his services in the line of duty with much loyalty and honor despite the sexual and financial temptations that come his way. Like the ancient knights, Marlowe has deeply invested in his personal code of chivalry that contain among others, the need to overcome the sexual temptation of whatever magnitude that comes his way. Lastly, as a representation of the modern-day knight, Marlowe comes out in the novel as a tough detective and a brave individual

Marlowe as a detective thoroughly observes her linking back to the hardboiled detective genre pushing the reader to be suspicious and also questioning her identity. This is one of the “Twenty rules for writing detective stories” by S.S. Van Dine originally published in the American Magazine. Marlowe encounters Mrs. Fallbrook (who the reader later discovers is Muriel) as she came “slowly into the room” the adverb “slowly” suggests anxious and furtive action. As if she’s hesitating to enter the room this is reinforced by the use of the adjectives “nervous” and “steadily” demonstrating uncertain surreptitious behaviour, and is given a sense of danger. Marlowe detects she is only wearing a single “brown glove” this suggests a nefarious connotation relating to a criminal who also possess furtive mannerisms.

Growing up I was always told “be a leader, not a follower” and “treat others how you want to be treated”.As a child i thought these were just words i would recite to me dad every morning not knowing that he was teaching me to stand out, in others words, marginality. assimilation on the other hand is something most of us try to avoid nobody wants to be “just another one” and playing by someone else’s rules. In the three works “The Fire Next Time”, A james Baldwin photograph, and “Para Teresa” i found evidence of marginality and assimilation for all different kinds of worldwide issues toda. I’ll explain.

This is an analysis of motivating factors in Stephen King’s novel, The Long Walk. This analysis will be connecting some of the themes and terms used in Professor Maclin’s Motivation and Emotion hybrid course to the book’s main character, Garraty and his small group of allies. Physiological needs used in the novel include themes such as the need for homeostasis. Motivation is a strong factor in the novel and will be connected to the textbook’s chapter associated with information about intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Finally, this analysis will expand on psychological needs; focusing mostly on the character’s need for relatedness will be covered in relation to the Stephen King novel.

This interesting turn of events shows the novels overall restatement of the standard paradigm of sexual relations, with men dominating the women. In her final attempt to make the calls, Vivian offers Marlowe the option of being set free in exchange for not prying any longer. Marlowe, however, exerts his own power and rejects her proposal completely. After kissing, he begins to exert complete dominance of Vivian, reinforcing male superiority. Yet even as this power shift takes place, Marlow shows full dependence on Vivian.

While each proses a serve of justice and determination to do the right thing; the men approach the crime scene emotionless, indifferent and determined to go in and get to the bottom of the mystery as quick as possible, and push aside the little details. Little do they know that the things they are putting off could be very essential to their case? For example, in a conversation between the attorney and Mr. Hale who remarks, “..I said to Harry that I didn’t know as what his wife wanted made such a difference to John..” who was interrupted by the attorney in mid conversation and interjects, “Let’s talk about that later, Mr. Hale. I do want to talk about that, but tell now just what happened when you got to the house.” (1127) Meanwhile, while the men are out on their hunt for clues, the women stay in the kitchen to look through Mrs. Wright’s things and discuss a motive for why she killed her husband. Glaspell proposes a plan that by looking deeper into circumstances, you may in turn fully understand its true meaning; leaving no stone left unturned.

Phillip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart), P.I, is hired by the rich General Sternwood to out a blackmailer, but quickly finds himself tangled in the Sternwood family’s dirty laundry — it’s the classic film noir narrative. At the center of it all seems to be Vivian Rutledge (Lauren Bacall), a Sternwood daughter, and the woman attempting to cover up the murder at the bottom of Marlowe’s case. I used Vivian’s tidy adherence to the femme fatale archetype to dig deeper into its true message about women’s nature, beyond the mysterious façade.

"Between the world and me” is basically a letter Coates writes to his 15-year old son, Samori. The style and structure of the book borrows largely from “The Fire Next Time” by James Baldwin which has an epistolary structure and an elliptical style. At a glance, the texts seems like they were not meant for the general public as the tone of book insinuates privacy and intimacy. However, this is not the case. As a matter of fact the appearance of privacy is deceptive and he uses the letter form to give him a larger scope to illustrate the emotional complexity of black life in America. Some parts of the text portray characteristics of a faithful letter while some indicate that Coates is speaking to larger audience. One of the moment which shows that it is a personal letter is revealed after the non-indictment of Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown as Coates addresses his son one on one: “…You stayed up till 11 pm that night, waiting for the announcement of an indictment, and when instead it was announced that there was none you said, “I’ve got to go,” and you went into your room, and I heard you crying. I came in five minutes after, and I didn’t hug you, and I didn’t comfort you, because I thought it would be wrong to comfort you. I did not tell you that it would be okay, because I have never believed it would be okay...” In another moment, he appears to be speaking to the general public and rallying his black counterparts against black supremacy: “…Perhaps our triumphs

One of the points that is consistently brought up in Toni Morrison’s Paradise is that of the all black town “Ruby”. Paradise uses the setting of Oklahoma to discuss how many black towns are shaped by past history and religion. While the town in this novel is fictional, there have been real all black towns in the United States, and it seems that these towns influenced many aspects of the town Ruby, which is why it is so easy to imagine that the story could actually be real. Many authors have written in general about the novel, and specifically about the town within it.

In Tamburlaine, Marlowe used this device in a different way. Instead of giving the neutral account of the character’s origin, name and nature, in Tamburlaine the self-representation is informed in every line by the individuality of this character. In previous plays, the monologue had usually combined its expository function with that of reinforcing the moral of the whole play. In Tamburlaine is in a much fuller sense a means of self-expression because the ‘moral’ in Tamburlaine is identified with the feelings and wishes of the main character.

The novel “The Big Sleep” by Raymond Chandler was published in 1939 during the heart of the Great Depression. The novel is written in a very sinister, dark and kind of a gangster tone and carries much of the cynicism of 1930s America. The Big Sleep is a story of intrigue, corruption, delinquency and obliquity with a rather complex plot which can be very confusing. The main character in “the Big Sleep” is the private detective Philip Marlow who is very masculine man with values and a good moral. His strong moral is often evidenced throughout the novel. Marlowe is the only one in this complex world who cannot be corrupted because the other characters are all described as sleazy,

The Big Sleep is taken place in Los Angeles during the Great Depression, which was a time of corruption and economic turmoil. The novel’s themes are primarily the desperation during the Great Depression and the corruption of American Society. A majority of the characters in the book are criminals of some sort, committing crimes for money. Raymond Chandler, the novel’s author, uses allusions, comparisons, and symbolism to help understand the themes of society. Chandler is able to emphasize the corruption of society and the evils within it using motifs, symbols and figurative language.