Brigid

Stereotyping is something that was well alive back then and still alive and well today. Although stereotyping does not have an exact date on which it started, it all comes from people not being willing or taking the time to actually complete the “total picture.” So, we take what we see and hear, such as language, gestures, and appearance to fill in the missing parts. There are two main instances which occur in the Maltese Falcon which are, sexism, and homosexuality, two of the many stereotypes…

over & over, until it became so perfect. The performances in the movie were of the highest order. Brigid O'Shaughnessy is not your typical film noir femme fatale as this is only the start of bigstudio film noir. I felt that Brigid O'Shaughnessy was the perfect template for the future femme fatales such as say Double Indemnity's Phyllis Dietrichson or Vertigo's Madeleine Elster. Although Brigid…

Written in 1939 and directed in 1941 respectively, The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler and The Maltese Falcon by John Huston are iconic in the detective genre for reinventing what it really means to be a detective in the world of literature. Their main characters are a far cry from the Sherlock Holmes and the Philo Vance type of private eye who never make any mistakes and always get the better of the villain. Instead, their detectives are gritty, hardened, and deeply flawed. However, one detective…

Aongus does not care about anyone but himself, and seeing this for many years, the Gods have decided that it is time for Aongus to pay. Yesterday, during the rainy night, when everyone was sleeping, Éber and the twenty-four Druids sent by the divine Brigid left mystical messages on the fields of Aongus. Soon, our happiness will be restored, as the Goddess has decided so. Soon, everything he took from you will be yours, as the Goddess has ordered so. Soon, Aongus will pay a hefty price for his…

Brigid tries to receive help from Spade to get the Maltese falcon, by uses her charm (The Maltese Falcon). Corruption is another big part of being a hard-boiled private investigator story. Brenden knows there is corruption in the school so he is firm with…

himself worked as a detective during the 1910s. Nevertheless, given the era in which it was written, limitations appear that restrict the characters of the novel into categorizations, such as the categorization of women through Brigid O’Shaughnessy. Hammett portrays Brigid O’Shaughnessy under the stereotype of a femme fatale, creating the idea that,…

In “The Maltese Falcon”, one can identify how Effie Perine, Iva Archer, and Brigid O’Shaughnessy have an important role in the novel and have an impact in Sam Spade’s role as a detective. They all have similar and distinguish characteristics, from appearance to personality and one may infer that these women have been influenced over the flapper era. In this novel, the author does a phenomenal job using these three women to symbolize the true meaning of the roaring 20s. Iva Archer is married to…

For the Love of Theater We live in an era where society has fallen into the pit of the digital age, as electronics, more times than not, control how we visualize life and communicate with others. As a result, there has been a downfall of handwritten and live performance mediums, as instantaneous entertainment and connection like online messengers, texting, email, television and movies fulfill this necessity. However, little does society realize the dwindling of such arts has resulted in fewer…

her relationship between her and the book's villain Casper Gutman and his employee Joel Cairo. Brigid O'Shaugnessy deceptions and manipulations make Sam Spade the victim in the novel. Bridgid O'Shaugnessy lied to Sam Spade about her name and her story. “The hell of it is, Miss—is your name Wonderly or Leblanc?” She blushed and murmured: “It’s really O’Shaughnessy—Brigid O’Shaughnessy.” (Hammett, 54) She lies about her name introducing herself as Miss. Wonderly.…

When Aunt Susie married Uncle Chris and had my cousins Madelyn and Brigid, the two girls unintentionally inherited the middle names, with their full names ending up as being Madelyn Elizabeth and Brigid Anne. Then, when Auntie Jo got married into the family, she believed that the names “Anne” and “Elizabeth” were handed down through the Donohoe line as some sort of family tradition.…