Justice
Based on the texts and movies in class it seems that justice has always been questionable with each story told. “Has justice been solved?” in a detective story? Characters in “The Maltese Falcon” and in “L.A. Confidential” have shown that justice means to fight for the truth in which the detectives found for themselves, community and the people they care for.
Characters in the “Maltese Falcon, “and “L.A. Confidential” proved that their jobs depends on making things right. Sam Spade in “The Maltese Falcon” believes he deserves not to take the fall for the crimes in the falcon scheme with Cairo, Gutman, Wilmer, and O’Shaughnessy. Spade tells Gutman that the police is going to look for a “fall-guy” and Spade is not going to be …show more content…
In “The Maltese Falcon,” Spade turned in O’Shaughnessy to the police stating that “when a man’s partner is killed he is supposed to do something about it… When one of your organization gets killed its bad business to let the killer get away with it,” page 443. The felling of doing something right although it conflicts with two things you’d rather do is relatable. Spade had to go against his wants and did what he had to for his business, something he cares about. “L.A. Confidential,” did somewhat the same when Exley found out that his boss is also Tomasi, the person who murdered his father. Exley was about to let Tomasi walk but shot him, which I believe, was to do right by his father. There were many moments where Bud White would run into domestic violence situations where men would beat up their women and he would give the men what they “deserve,” which was to beat them up and have them sent to jail. White states about his childhood that he would watch his dad beat up his mom when he was younger. He couldn’t do anything about it but now he can help others women that are in the same position as his mom. This way, he is doing right by his mom who he couldn’t help
Based on the texts and movies in class it seems that justice has always been questionable with each story told. “Has justice been solved?” in a detective story? Characters in “The Maltese Falcon” and in “L.A. Confidential” have shown that justice means to fight for the truth in which the detectives found for themselves, community and the people they care for.
Characters in the “Maltese Falcon, “and “L.A. Confidential” proved that their jobs depends on making things right. Sam Spade in “The Maltese Falcon” believes he deserves not to take the fall for the crimes in the falcon scheme with Cairo, Gutman, Wilmer, and O’Shaughnessy. Spade tells Gutman that the police is going to look for a “fall-guy” and Spade is not going to be …show more content…
In “The Maltese Falcon,” Spade turned in O’Shaughnessy to the police stating that “when a man’s partner is killed he is supposed to do something about it… When one of your organization gets killed its bad business to let the killer get away with it,” page 443. The felling of doing something right although it conflicts with two things you’d rather do is relatable. Spade had to go against his wants and did what he had to for his business, something he cares about. “L.A. Confidential,” did somewhat the same when Exley found out that his boss is also Tomasi, the person who murdered his father. Exley was about to let Tomasi walk but shot him, which I believe, was to do right by his father. There were many moments where Bud White would run into domestic violence situations where men would beat up their women and he would give the men what they “deserve,” which was to beat them up and have them sent to jail. White states about his childhood that he would watch his dad beat up his mom when he was younger. He couldn’t do anything about it but now he can help others women that are in the same position as his mom. This way, he is doing right by his mom who he couldn’t help