In Raymond Chandler’s‚ The Big Sleep‚ he illustrates a clear tension between detectives and cops. Marlowe‚ an investigator is often challenged by factors not in his case such as resistance from local police. Marlowe says on many occasions that the law was corrupt. He explains how easily a “copper” could be bribed or persuaded and justice could be easily pushed to the side. In this case‚ he was right! The police of the city had been involved in many cases in which the facts had been hidden or slightly
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HSC STUDY BUDDY 1 Module A –Distinctive Voices Essay Question: Compare the ways distinctive voices are created in ‘The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender’ and in ONE other related text of your own choosing. As language lies at the core of communication‚ composers are given the opportunity to use and manipulate written language through the vehicle of distinctive voicesshaping meaning and understanding of the wider world and people within a text. A great range of language techniques are used in my prescribed
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poems protesting against the issues occurring in society that he didn’t morally believe in‚ these issues are still relevant in today’s society. Dawe comes from a catholic back ground and is passionate towards his religion; his catholic views were a big impact on what he wrote about in his poems‚ creating him to see things differently to the everyday Australian. He once quoted “the world is a brutal‚ mysterious‚ beautiful‚ inexplicable affair”. In the poems ‘The wholly innocent’ and ‘Homecoming’ Dawe
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portrayal of women in The Big Sleep (Warner Brothers‚ 1946) highlights these changes in social construction of female sexuality and appeal in the context of a male dominated society. To analyze the impact of women in the picture‚ one must examine Philip Marlowe‚ the hero and epitome
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Essay #1 “The Big Sleep” a novel by Raymond Chandler‚ presents Philip Marlowe a quintessential private‚ who is hired by the General to “rid of” the persona behind blackmail letters. During his investigation Marlowe reveals the corruption with each source of information. Marlowe notices a pattern of city officials getting away with petty crimes. After hundreds of pages later‚ Marlowe is yet to be done with his investigation‚ when the General asks for trace on Rusty Regan. Although Marlowe is a trustworthy
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To Sleep or Not to Sleep My opinion of sleep and how I actually go about it are different from each other. Generally‚ I get everything I planned for that day done before I allow myself to sleep‚ especially if there is homework involved. However‚ I fully believe people should reorganize their life‚ so they are able to get enough sleep each night. I believe this for several reasons: the consequences of sleep deprivation are serious‚ may improve vitality‚ and sleep is the time to allow the brain to
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“Interesting Views Are Conveyed Through Distinctive Voices” In the prose fiction narrative entitled “The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender‚” two main voices are heard; Claudia Valentine and Harry Lavender. The two distinctive voices are represented through different text fonts; Claudia being represented in a regular font as opposed to Harry’s voice being represented through italics. Unlike most Crime Fiction narratives‚ the protagonist’s voice is that of a female‚ occupying a male domain
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2011 HSC: Question 1- Elective 1: Distinctive Voices (20 marks) In what ways are people and their experiences brought to life through distinctive voices? In your response‚ make detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing. Through the use of techniques‚ writers are evidently able to create a wide range of distinctive voices and bring people and their experiences to life. When distinctive voices are created‚ it helps the reader to understand
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conduct or thought. In John Misto’s play ‚ The Shoe Horn Sonata ‚ the use of literal ‚ visual and dramatic techniques validates the intolerable and unjust ordeals and sufferings of those civilians in times of war. The play was written with the distinctive reasons to commemorate and educate the audience to respond appropriately to their government’s mismanagement of these peoples’ rights and compensation as a consequence of their improper and immoral experiences. Firstly ‚ the medium of the Distinctively
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"The Big Sleep" is about a private detective that is trying to solve a blackmailing case for a dying millionaire. The detective‚ Philip Marlowe‚ finds that the case not only involves blackmail‚ but also murder. This book was Raymond Chandler’s first novel and it explores the oppressive and corrupt society of 1930’s America. Chandler uses Philip Marlowe as the immoral yet heroic protagonist. The corruption of 1930’s society is present in the government of Los Angeles. Throughout the novel Chandler
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