The Big Sleep: Point of View “I was neat‚ clean‚ shaved and sober‚ and I didn ’t care who knew it” (Chandler 3). In The Big Sleep‚ a hardboiled crime novel published in 1939 by Raymond Chandler‚ the protagonist‚ Philip Marlowe‚ effectively relates to his audience through first person point of view. Although there are several benefits of third person point of view‚ in first person readers are able to engage in the story and feel apart of the investigation. Chandler does this by providing Marlowe’s
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Analysis of The Movie of The Big Sleep The Big Sleep‚ written in 1939‚ is known as most famous hard-boiled novel by Raymond Chandler. In recent decades‚ unsurprisingly‚ this novel has been made into two movies. The first one which produced in 1946‚ by Howard Hawks‚ is the better one. Actually‚ there are still a lot of differences between the film and the novel. Even though I enjoyed The Big Sleep by Howard Hawks‚ I prefer the book‚ but I can see how someone hooked by the silver screen would
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Writing 39B January 20‚ 2013 Unconventional Conventional Women: Chandler’s Femme Fatales The Sternwood sisters‚ Vivian and Carmen‚ depict themselves as being the ultimate femme fatales in Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep. A femme fatale is an attractive and seductive woman‚ especially one who will ultimately bring disaster to a man who becomes romantically involved with her (“TV Tropes Femme Fatale”). While both women possess the attractive and seductive characteristics‚ they fail to become involved
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leader of the Soviet Union because absolute power corrupted both societies. In Animal Farm‚ George Orwell uses irony to show the theme of absolute power corrupts‚ characterization to show the theme of absolute power corrupts‚ and symbolism to show the theme of absolute power corrupts. First of all‚ George Orwell uses characterization to develop the theme of absolute power corrupts. For instance‚ characterization develops the theme‚ absolute power corrupts‚ since the president of Animal Farm‚ Napoleon
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numerous techniques that constitute film editing‚ ranging from fade ins and outs‚ to the Kuleshov effect and the 180-degree axis rule. This response is dedicated to analyzing‚ relating‚ and pointing out the use of shot/reverse-shot patterns in The Big Sleep. When cutting a dialogue scene that typically utilizes a shot/reverse-shot‚ one character’s reaction to what is being said is just as important as what is being said. Through the 180-degree axis rule‚ the camera shifts along the axis without
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shot A and shot B 3. Spatial relations between shot A and shot B 4. Temporal relations between shot A and shot B1 Howard Hawks‚ being highly inspired by German Expressionist films‚ has used many stylistic film editing techniques in his 1946‚ Big Sleep. These techniques can fall into all four categories mentioned earlier. Hawks has widely used establishing shots to transition from one scene to the other. Examples of these shots can be observed as Marlowe commutes to various locations (Brody’s apartment
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The power of money today When people think about what they want to do with the rest of their lives they tend to think about whether or not it will make them a lot of money. Given the choice to work somewhere they love for a reasonable amount of money or somewhere they hate just to receive a big paycheck which would they choose? Many people want to live without having to struggle financially. They want a job that will help pay their bills with a little left over for fun and games. On the other hand
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In Raymond Chandler’s‚ The Big Sleep‚ he illustrates a clear tension between detectives and cops. Marlowe‚ an investigator is often challenged by factors not in his case such as resistance from local police. Marlowe says on many occasions that the law was corrupt. He explains how easily a “copper” could be bribed or persuaded and justice could be easily pushed to the side. In this case‚ he was right! The police of the city had been involved in many cases in which the facts had been hidden or slightly
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fear evident on his face and thoughts burdening his mind: “I have been jobless for two years now. He will only give me the job if I get money for him. This is the only way out of beggary.” He takes out a pistol from his pocket and robs a man with a briefcase full of money at gun-point. Running away with it‚ he feels guilty but does not turn back due to the fear of power of his new boss at a well-known company‚ suffering from financial crisis. It is a harsh reality that selfishness has taken over the
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theme: ``power corrupts``. This theme is obviously presented in the novel‚ but to simplify your understanding of this essay‚ Napoleon will be used as an example of a corrupted individual by power. To conclude this introduction‚ the corruption of Napoleon will be presented under three aspects: Desire‚ Achievements and absolute power. Note: (This essay will be divided with 3 main aspects‚ examples and a comparison in reality (Russian Parallel) Corruption; ‘’dishonest by those in power’’‚ despite
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