The Big Sleep

In the novel The Big Sleep the narrator shows the corruption that surfaces in Los Angeles and the modern world in general. Reveals issues that include wealth and class, exploitation and corruption play out in The Big Sleep. “Sean McCann has argued that hard-boiled fiction is fundamentally a parable about the economic crisis of the day (i.e the Depression and the New Deal). Specifically he argues: The Big Sleep is an allegory of economic predation in which the vernacular energy of the white preys to the economic elite. “To hell with the rich. They made me sick, ‘Marlowe notes at one point, and Chandler’s novel suggest that the image is literally intended. At its heart, The Big Sleep is a gothic tale of the way that the wealthy survive by leeching…

During the Great Depression a Knight arises by the name of Philip Marlowe. Philip Marlowe is a detective during this era trying to make a living by solving cases but also seeking the truth when solving these cases. In the book The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler Philip Marlowe is given a task by General Sternwood, to take care of the person who is black mailing the Sternwood family. Marlowe takes the task and as the story unfolds he finds out whom the individual is that is blackmailing the family,…

The bookshop scene from ‘The Big Sleep’, while devoid of extremely noticeable stylistic noir elements, such as harsh shadows and Dutch camera angles by looking at the mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing and sound elements of noir are revealed. From the beginning of the scene the audience see’s Marlowe walking towards a book store. The cinematography uses elements of deep focus as everything in this wide frame is clearly focused even as Marlowe approaches the bookstore. Looking at the…

The Big Sleep is an interesting novel by Raymond Chandler with many twists and turns throughout the entire plot, with an abrupt plot twist at the very end. The story is set in the in Los Angeles, California in the 1930s, from the point of view of Philip Marlowe, the protagonist. The basic plot of the entire story starts when a private detective, Philip Marlowe, gets hired by a wealthy man, General Sternwood, for a job, which involves the blackmailing of one of his two daughters, Vivian Regan.…

The American male fantasy is one that is often portrayed by the heroes in the books and films we watch. They tend to be strong, moral and exciting characters that men look up to. Therefore, these texts carry a lot of weight in terms of the reflection of society and the male perspective on life. Using the novel The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler and the film High Noon directed by Fred Zinnemann, this paper will argue that there are certainly element within the texts that both support and counter…

and The Big Sleep represent views of people that work in either spy agencies or independent detective agencies. Both pieces of literature deal with social problems that the world has led us to believe are true when dealing working with criminals. Archer and The Big Sleep have very different main characters but both have situations in them that they have to deal with involving alcohol, guns, and work relationships. The way the situations are handled in Archer and The Big Sleep are very different…

process is that there are societal expectations depending on the gender you receive at birth. In our society, we have created characteristics and assigned them to specific genders and then expect everyone to agree on those set attributes. There are differences in the behaviors and attitudes that are deemed acceptable or unacceptable for each gender. We see in our history and literature that men and women act in expected ways and if they do not, it is seen as a resistance or rebellion against…

To many, The Big Sleep has created a legacy cementing itself as a Hollywood classic. However, when discussing the notion of fidelity in terms of the book versus film adaptation, issues concerning the narrative due to the Hays Code, the addition of a romance to the plot, as well as the question of whether or not remaining faithful to the book is necessary, are all valued, and important points. The Big Sleep is a crime novel that was written in 1939 by Raymond Chandler. During the time of its…

The Big Sleep is a movie which is based on Chandler's novel. It has an interesting title because there was nothing about sleep during the movie. Besides sleep, there were a lot of deaths. Therefore, sleep which means being nearly unconscious may have been used to refer to death. The movie was about a detective who undertakes a job of saving an old millionaire man's daughters from blackmailers. However, it did not stay that far because the daughters were not innocence also. First of all, almost…

A villain’s portrayal plays a big role in detective fiction. In The Big Sleep, Carmen and Vivian play important roles that differ from the typical representation of villains. Through years of enduring equality between men and women, it can be seen that women are finally able to prove that they have the capability and power just as much as men. An example shown in the film can be seen where Carmen is described as a femme fatale. She has two faces, one where she acts, as an innocent child while…