Traits of Marlow in the Big Sleep
Marlowe - The Big Sleep
What are my traits?
Marlowe runs a single man operation out of the Cahuenga building in Los Angeles. He is tall and big enough to take care of himself. And his interests are Liquor, women, reading, chess and working alone. He is educated enough that he can speak English if he's required to'. Marlowe used to work for the district attorney, but was fired for insubordination.
Philip Marlowe, a private detective. Tall, dark, and rugged, with a poker face and a quick wit, he is attractive to women but wary of them and of all entanglements. Though cynical and hard-boiled, and a heavy drinker capable of violence, Marlowe is idealistic, even puritanical. Contemptuous of money, he is an honest loner in a corrupt world. Hired to deal with a blackmail threat, Marlowe is embroiled in a more deadly game by Sternwood's two spoiled daughters, whose advances he spurns.
Marlowe is an honest detective in a corrupt world. Marlowe is full of integrity - he is willing to seek the truth and endure the hardships of his job for $25 a day. Despite this, he seems inherently driven towards the discovery of truth. Also significant is the fact that Marlowe works towards this truth independentlyhe does not work directly for the law, but for himself. He is not a "cop," but rather a private detective.
He is often described by critics as a modern day knight'. He has the qualities of a strong, fine person. Integrity, honour, commitment, not materialistic,
Due to corruption in the world, Marlowe has become a cynical and pessimistic observer. He stubbornly clings to decency in a society permeated by evil - Morally elevated by his integrity. Why did you have to go on?'/'Too many people told me to stop'.
Marlowe is a complex character. If you look at him externally, he is a cold, tough, wisecrack -
"I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like 'em myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them long winter evenings."
Vivian Sternwood
What are my traits?
Marlowe runs a single man operation out of the Cahuenga building in Los Angeles. He is tall and big enough to take care of himself. And his interests are Liquor, women, reading, chess and working alone. He is educated enough that he can speak English if he's required to'. Marlowe used to work for the district attorney, but was fired for insubordination.
Philip Marlowe, a private detective. Tall, dark, and rugged, with a poker face and a quick wit, he is attractive to women but wary of them and of all entanglements. Though cynical and hard-boiled, and a heavy drinker capable of violence, Marlowe is idealistic, even puritanical. Contemptuous of money, he is an honest loner in a corrupt world. Hired to deal with a blackmail threat, Marlowe is embroiled in a more deadly game by Sternwood's two spoiled daughters, whose advances he spurns.
Marlowe is an honest detective in a corrupt world. Marlowe is full of integrity - he is willing to seek the truth and endure the hardships of his job for $25 a day. Despite this, he seems inherently driven towards the discovery of truth. Also significant is the fact that Marlowe works towards this truth independentlyhe does not work directly for the law, but for himself. He is not a "cop," but rather a private detective.
He is often described by critics as a modern day knight'. He has the qualities of a strong, fine person. Integrity, honour, commitment, not materialistic,
Due to corruption in the world, Marlowe has become a cynical and pessimistic observer. He stubbornly clings to decency in a society permeated by evil - Morally elevated by his integrity. Why did you have to go on?'/'Too many people told me to stop'.
Marlowe is a complex character. If you look at him externally, he is a cold, tough, wisecrack -
"I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like 'em myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them long winter evenings."
Vivian Sternwood