Essay #1 “The Big Sleep” a novel by Raymond Chandler‚ presents Philip Marlowe a quintessential private‚ who is hired by the General to “rid of” the persona behind blackmail letters. During his investigation Marlowe reveals the corruption with each source of information. Marlowe notices a pattern of city officials getting away with petty crimes. After hundreds of pages later‚ Marlowe is yet to be done with his investigation‚ when the General asks for trace on Rusty Regan. Although Marlowe is a trustworthy
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"The Big Sleep" is about a private detective that is trying to solve a blackmailing case for a dying millionaire. The detective‚ Philip Marlowe‚ finds that the case not only involves blackmail‚ but also murder. This book was Raymond Chandler’s first novel and it explores the oppressive and corrupt society of 1930’s America. Chandler uses Philip Marlowe as the immoral yet heroic protagonist. The corruption of 1930’s society is present in the government of Los Angeles. Throughout the novel Chandler
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Italian writer Mario Puzo wrote The Godfather in 1920. In 1972‚ the book was made into a movie. Part two followed in 1974‚ and part three in 1990. The plot follows the feuds between five big New York mafia families. Compared to the movie‚ the book had many more side stories featuring supporting characters. Of note is how the novel version had an epilogue that the movie completely ignored. Although there are some changes and flaws‚ the 1974 film adaptation of the book has a similar plot and is a very
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strength and competence‚ traits previously emphasized primarily in men. As woman’s role in society broadened‚ new visions of attractiveness developed to accommodate this unprecedented aspect of femininity. Henry Hawk’s portrayal of women in The Big Sleep (Warner Brothers‚ 1946) highlights these changes in social construction of female sexuality and appeal in the context of a male dominated society. To analyze the impact of women in the picture‚ one must examine Philip Marlowe‚ the hero and epitome
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"The Pelican Brief" Novel vs. Movie The differences and the similarities between the novel "The Pelican Brief" by John Grisham and the movie "The Pelican Brief" by Alan J. Pakula film. There were maybe similarities between the novel and the movie. The story line and plot were basically the same in both the novel and the movie. Then there were also many differences when the novel was made in to a movie. As in most cases when a novel is made in to a movie there are certain things that are left
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really cannot add their own thoughts to this story? Does the audience love the original texts more or the changeable movie? There is always the controversial exists about the film adaptation around us. However‚ this essay will states that the film adaptation of novels could never always be remain faithful to the original texts because of following the popular trends‚ antithesis of novels and films based on culture and region‚ and use different techniques could better emphasize the characteristics of
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A Separate Peace Movie and Novel Comparison The first noted difference between the movie and book is that and the novel‚ before the flashback while Gene is revisiting Devon he remarks that he wants to visit two places‚ the tree and the marble stairs. This is a fairly important scene and gets the reader interested through foreshadowing early on in the story but was left out of the film. The book was told in first-person from Gene’s point of view in the novel while the movie was told by a third-person
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What You See Is Not What You Read Life is full of lessons‚ the movie version of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is not! Harper Lee entwines these life lessons throughout her novel; however‚ the movie version fails to incorporate these lessons into its plot. Thus‚ the movie version must be deemed incomplete‚ as it is most certain that there are many important lessons that Jem and Scout learn throughout the novel. A few key characters who taught these lessons to the children and who
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To Sleep or Not to Sleep My opinion of sleep and how I actually go about it are different from each other. Generally‚ I get everything I planned for that day done before I allow myself to sleep‚ especially if there is homework involved. However‚ I fully believe people should reorganize their life‚ so they are able to get enough sleep each night. I believe this for several reasons: the consequences of sleep deprivation are serious‚ may improve vitality‚ and sleep is the time to allow the brain to
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Name Instructor Couse Date The compare and contrast the novel and movie of House of Sand and Fog In the book‚ when Behrani learns that his son has died at the hospital‚ his grief turns into rage at Lester and Kathy. He returns to the house. He finds Kathy there and strangles her. Believing she is dead‚ he puts on his uniform‚ and then suffocates his wife‚ who is sleeping in the bedroom. Then he suffocates himself. Kathy revives and finds their bodies. Both she and Lester are arrested. As they
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