Kirk Hammett

Part One: Short Answer Definitions Satire: Satire is the use of exaggerated humor to poke fun at people’s stupidity. Satire is often used in the context of political and social issues that society is relatively familiar with. Satire needs two factors in order to work properly. First, the target of the satire must be well known. Secondly, the audience needs to accept that the target is fit for mockery. A great example of a satire is the film Life of Brian. Everyone is familiar with the story of…

Kirk Douglas has been quoted as believing the main storyline of the movie is one of love. He stated "Love predominates all through the movie: love between Spartacus and Varinia, love among the men; the whole revolt was based on a love of freedom, a love…

The United States of America’s First Ten Amendments is known as the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights guarantees certain freedom to individuals residing in the United States of America. This right includes, freedom of speech, religion, press, the right to a speedy trial by jury, and right to privacy. Some of these rights are still guaranteed even if one is accused of a crime. According to the United States of America’s criminal law, one who is accused of a crime is still considered innocent…

robbery and other social vices. Dashiell Hammett moral message about the relentless pursuit of wealth is that the relentless pursuit of wealth…

The Gutting of Couffignal written by Dashiell Hammett is a crime fiction short story. It follows a nameless Private Investigator, the continental Op, as he experiences and solves a robbery in the small island of Couffignal. Throughout the story the Op’s mannerisms show he is a sensitive person not only a hardened investigator. The Op is cynical because being a detective has forced him to see the bad in the world. This has caused him to mistrust peOple on first contact and also a defense…

betrays Wilmer in hopes for the transaction of him for the falcon. He exclaims to Wilmer, “I couldn’t be any fonder of you if you were my own son; but-well, by Gad!- if you lose a son it’s possible to get another-and there’s only one Maltese Falcon” (Hammett 194). This is an example of his greed for the falcon and betrayal to someone who killed for him, by explaining that he is replaceable if it means an end to his goal, the…

Tough Guys: Masculinity in Hard-Boiled Fiction Hard-boiled fiction initially emerged in the pulp magazines, such as the Black Mask, in the late nineteen twenties and early thirties. The genre originated through the writings of Dashiell Hammett and further developed by the work of Raymond Chandler. Hard-boiled fiction is often acclaimed as an icon of American masculinity in modern literature. The conception of masculinity represented by the protagonist in these narratives became popular amongst…

Television dramas will often interweave stereotypes into the series as audiences will already have an idea of what to expect. This is done so that audiences will be able to quickly understand characters or ideas without the writers having explain. Nic Pizzolatto’s 2014 southern gothic crime drama, True Detective, is about two detectives, Rustin ‘Rust’ Cohle and Martin ‘Marty’ Hart, who are being questioned in 2012 about a bizarre murder case in 1995. These characters are constructed to challenge…

An easily noticeable example of the hardboiled detective can be seen in Sam Spade, main character in The Maltese Falcon (1941). Sam Spade is seen as this archetype due to his attributes, many of which are consistent with the Noir genre of the time. One such attribute of Spade’s is his ability to reason and think things through. He justifies the means for his actions, which seems meticulously thought out and premeditated. When he meets Mr. Gutman in the room, Sam Spade attempts to take back…

Doctor Russell Kirk, is a name that I never had heard of much less even understood his significance in American history and politics before I started at Emporia. While identifying as a Conservative for most of my life (Please forgive me, but my parents were “New Deal” Democrats and I was young at the time); I never understood the philosophy or the background of the Conservative movement. More importantly, I never connected faith and personal values into what it meant to be a Conservative. I…