At one point in the novel we even see him turn down extra money from Mrs. Wade since he did not feel he did enough work to deserve it, “You don’t owe me anything… What little I did I got paid for.” (Chandler 159). On the other end of the spectrum we see a variety of corrupt antagonists that are the complete opposite of Marlowe in regards to money and morals in general, an example of a smaller character being Dr. Verringer who is a prime suspect in Marlowe’s search for the missing Roger Wade as he treated him for alcoholism. Driven by sheer desperation to save his friend Earl, he is forced to sell out and compromise his values for money. Furthermore, more important characters are also a part of this social criticism, the biggest being Terry Lennox
At one point in the novel we even see him turn down extra money from Mrs. Wade since he did not feel he did enough work to deserve it, “You don’t owe me anything… What little I did I got paid for.” (Chandler 159). On the other end of the spectrum we see a variety of corrupt antagonists that are the complete opposite of Marlowe in regards to money and morals in general, an example of a smaller character being Dr. Verringer who is a prime suspect in Marlowe’s search for the missing Roger Wade as he treated him for alcoholism. Driven by sheer desperation to save his friend Earl, he is forced to sell out and compromise his values for money. Furthermore, more important characters are also a part of this social criticism, the biggest being Terry Lennox