Throughout the entire story, it seems that Marlowe rarely sleeps and if he does it’s a very short. Gathering information from the story, it seems that Marlowe stays up late working and wakes up early to work, which greatly reduces his amount of sleep. Because of his lack of sleep, Marlowe is a bit more sensitive and instinctive, therefore not using judgement in his decisions, “Sleep loss impairs judgement, especially about sleep. Lack of sleep can affect our interpretation of events. This hurts our ability to make sound judgements because we may not assess situations accurately and act on them wisely.” (WebMD). In other words, Philip Marlowe is basically “grouchy” and isn’t thinking very straight. In addition to lack of sleep, Marlowe also has a problem with alcohol at times throughout the story, “I went to bed full of whiskey and frustration and dreamed about a man in a bloody Chinese coat who chased a naked girl with long jade earrings while I ran after them and tried to take a photograph with an empty camera.” (Pg.
Throughout the entire story, it seems that Marlowe rarely sleeps and if he does it’s a very short. Gathering information from the story, it seems that Marlowe stays up late working and wakes up early to work, which greatly reduces his amount of sleep. Because of his lack of sleep, Marlowe is a bit more sensitive and instinctive, therefore not using judgement in his decisions, “Sleep loss impairs judgement, especially about sleep. Lack of sleep can affect our interpretation of events. This hurts our ability to make sound judgements because we may not assess situations accurately and act on them wisely.” (WebMD). In other words, Philip Marlowe is basically “grouchy” and isn’t thinking very straight. In addition to lack of sleep, Marlowe also has a problem with alcohol at times throughout the story, “I went to bed full of whiskey and frustration and dreamed about a man in a bloody Chinese coat who chased a naked girl with long jade earrings while I ran after them and tried to take a photograph with an empty camera.” (Pg.