The Big Sleep By Raymond Chandler

The relationship between madness and prophecy have been, for so long, a source of contention in literary circles. These two concepts are somewhat difficult to tackle as both are connected to a mystical world that can give meaning to human existence and truth about life. After the Holocaust, people seriously began questioning the existence of a supreme Deity and the lack of divine intervention to such destructive, inhumane war. As a result, the concepts of prophecy and madness are intertwined in several Holocaust stories. Such complexities make one wonder how to differentiate the two concepts; a question that is still perplexing even to specialists.

Recently I stumbled across a Stephen King composition of scary stories titled Night Shift. In King’s foreword, he explains that each and every one of us has a filter in our minds. He asserted that “the sludge caught in the mind’s filter, the stuff that refuses to go through, frequently becomes each person’s private obsession” and that these obsessions are called hobbies. I firmly believe that the sludge stuck in my head is programming. However, I want to be fortunate enough to make my hobby my livelihood.

In the article, "Talking a stranger through the night" written by, Sherry Amatenstein, writes about her experience being a holocaust survivor that influences her to work for the help line services which, requires her to answer phone calls from people encountering depression along with suicide thoughts. Although she received harassment calls, she also got a call from a woman contemplating suicide that was able to get help from Sherry. Her listening to the woman's life story made the woman feel better as if she was okay to go on her way. In result of helping that woman, Sherry realizes that she loves her job and continues to help souls in need.

The Big Sleep is taken place in Los Angeles during the Great Depression, which was a time of corruption and economic turmoil. The novel’s themes are primarily the desperation during the Great Depression and the corruption of American Society. A majority of the characters in the book are criminals of some sort, committing crimes for money. Raymond Chandler, the novel’s author, uses allusions, comparisons, and symbolism to help understand the themes of society. Chandler is able to emphasize the corruption of society and the evils within it using motifs, symbols and figurative language.

This is an analysis of motivating factors in Stephen King’s novel, The Long Walk. This analysis will be connecting some of the themes and terms used in Professor Maclin’s Motivation and Emotion hybrid course to the book’s main character, Garraty and his small group of allies. Physiological needs used in the novel include themes such as the need for homeostasis. Motivation is a strong factor in the novel and will be connected to the textbook’s chapter associated with information about intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Finally, this analysis will expand on psychological needs; focusing mostly on the character’s need for relatedness will be covered in relation to the Stephen King novel.

While reading “Little Things” by Raymond Carver I began to realized that he was using several different literary devices to compose a story of many interpretations, such as: imagery, foreshadowing, symbolism, communication, conflict, expression, and suspense. “Little Things” is a tale of two stubborn parents that are separating without any self-tolerance or consideration of how their actions can affect their child. The statement made by Carver is that actions or words can lead to catastrophic endings. At the end of the story, he wrote “in this matter, the issue was decided” to imply that when a relationship involves a child, the intimate relationship between parents should be more empathic. A similar story that touches the same statement

The detective genre is recognizable by the mystery that it represents or establishes. Every word of a fiction novel is chosen with a purpose, and that purpose on a detective novel is to create suspense. The excerpts from The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, Murder Is My Business by Lynette Prucha, and Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, create an atmosphere of suspense and mystery. Even though they all fit into this category, there are some differences that make each novel unique. The imagery that the authors offer in the excerpts helps the reader to distinguish the similarities and the differences.

How does Ernest Hemingway develop the theme of self-governance in the short story A Way You’ll Never Be?

With the use of narration, Montrose is able to create suspense in The Crime on Cote Des Neiges. The story line revolves around Private Investigator Russell Teed, the narration from his point of view throughout the story allows us to know what Teed is thinking and how he can get one step closer on closing this case. The insight of Teed’s thoughts and actions allows the reader a chance to further understand the main character as well as create a suspenseful atmosphere, allowing them to wonder which moves to follow or anticipate. Take for instance, when Teed follows the map found in the Sark’s wallet up to the Island in the Laurentians. We know that Teed is following a lead he found at the first crime scene because Montrose has given us that bit of information. When comparing Montrose’s work to that of Raymond Chandler’s novel and the film adaptation, The Big Sleep we can see that the narration of detective Philip Marlowe is not very telling of where the story is to go or any insight into the detectives mind. Almost as if Chandler deliberately left out those clues due to the fast pace of the film. When Marlowe follows Geiger from the jewelry store to his home, we only know that he wants to speak with him and not much other information is disclosed. Although mentioned to

In The Book of Night Women by Marlon James, James shows readers the Jamaican sugar plantation that occurred during the 19th century. James shapes his plot as close to the ruthless actualities of slavery it imposes on people, and there are two perspectives that touch on this idea too: “A revenge tragedy for our times” by Donna Bailey Nurse and “RACISM IN THE BOOK OF NIGHT WOMEN” by VS Agami. In James’ novel, the protagonist, Lilith, is a dark-skinned slave who struggles to surpass the violence into which she is born. Through the motif of circles and Lilith’s slave experiences, James portrays a structure of human oppression in slavery, achieved through his writing style, which leads to violence being the only outcome.

As he is looking for him, a few killings happen and Marlowe finds out that those killings are leading him closer to finding Orfamay's brother Orrin. Those killings are clues that are related to Orrin and Marlowe starts to notice it. As Marlowe is looking in a building that Orrin was staying in, the first killing happens. Marlowe first goes to the room and there is a woman who is also there searching for clues.

Ernest Hemingway’s eternal place of rest lies under three tall pine trees. According to Palin, after he died on July 2, 1961, his family saw to it that he was buried in a place that would have brought him great joy (Palin, “Resting” 1). He is buried near his doctor and his son who died at the age of sixteen due to a heart disease. Palin states that before his son passed, he wrote a note to him ending in...“ Best always to you, old timer from your good friend who misses you very much” (Palin, “Resting” 1). Palin notes that Hemingway loved to be outdoors hunting, fishing, and writing (Palin, “Big” 1). Palin also writes that when he was doing these things, it made him happy to enjoy the outdoors and the beauty of the world (Plain, “Big” 1). It seemed fitting for Hemingway to be buried outside among the nature and the world that he loved so dearly.

The California landscape and culture have been idealized and desired by many. Musicians, like the Beach Boys, sang of the iconic beach cultural and glorified the beach woman. In the hopeful words of the Beach Boys, “I wish they all could be California girls.” Girls of the sunny California coast, have always been romanticized as blond haired, tanned, and maintaining an easy-going disposition. Some literature portray life as a woman in Los Angeles more cynically than others. Janet Fitch, a Los Angeles author, wrote White Oleander which portrayed the raw and real lives of various woman throughout Los Angeles as unique individuals. In Raymond Chandler’s dark novel “The Big Sleep” Chandler’s descriptions of characters illustrates the misogynistic nature of Los Angeles society in the 1930’s. Although the nineteenth amendment had been passed ten years earlier, women continued to fight for equal rights. However, during the 1930’s and the advent of the Great Depression, traditional views of women’s roles strengthened and men argued that working women were stealing jobs from men, they were opportunistic and un-American. Women faced contentious challengers who felt women’s talents were best suited in the home.

In Raymond Chandler’s novel The Big Sleep, a private detective is trying to unravel a blackmailing case for a dying millionaire, General Sternwood. Philip Marlowe, the detective, finds that the case not only involves blackmail, but also homicide. Set and written in 1930’s America, the economic devastation of the Great Depression has a significant influence on the book’s plot, and showcases character’s struggle to retain honor and virtue in a world that revolves around profit-seeking delinquency and organized corruption. Marlowe’s work as a private detective brings him face to face with criminals of every variety, and each corresponds to a piece on the chessboard that appears repeatedly in the story. Marlowe’s symbolic identity is the

In detective novels and films, men characters are portrayed to be the definition of a masculine male and women are portrayed as the persuasive, and vulnerable female. The man detective is grounded, straightforward, attentive to detail, and a lone wolf. Women are portrayed as a distraught, damsel in distress, not independent searching for a man for support and saving. In the film, The Big Sleep directed by Howard Hawks and written by Raymond Chandler creates the character Detective Marlowe who interest and passion is his detective work. He shows no emotion to not make himself vulnerable to the outside world and all the people that are connected with it. In detective stories women are portrayed as being flirtatious using the title of being a women to get what they want. A damsel in distress is what the majority of women play in detective novels. They turn to the detective or other men in the story for protection and guidance. Carmen is presented as a flirtatious, promiscuous woman but yet evil and tainted.