CHARACTER ANALYSIS ? SAM SPADE The mystery and the crime in are obviously paramount in the development and success of a good crime fiction novel‚ but anther key concern must certainly be the protagonist. Especially in hard-boiled fiction‚ where the detective is your eyes to the unknown world in which the novel is placed. Dashiell Hammett has constructed Sam Spade in a way so the protagonist has become a feature of the book‚ rather than merely a medium for the transfer of clue and information in
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was 20 year old Tonald Drump‚ by being strangled to death. Detective Pepperoni was sent to find who made the crime. Tonald was targeted and harassed by many people for using testimonial evidence on people in the court for things they didn’t do. Tonald did not help or be nice to any people besides his family‚ and he had a bad personality trait of being rude‚ selfish‚ and lying‚ so it makes sense why people would want to kill him. Detective Pepperoni found some evidence from Tomald‚ it wasn’t much
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populated. During this time‚ cities were dirty‚ waters were being polluted‚ and smog was polluting the air. Captain Nemo is from the novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. The novel was written by Jules Veine in 1870. The genre is science fiction and adventure. It tells the story of a captain with a submarine that dislikes all countries in the world. So he lives in his submarine and travels the seven seas. Miss Mina Murray is from the novel Dracula. In the book she is being hunted by the
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In traditional hard-boiled American detective fiction there are many themes that seem to transcend all novels. One of those themes is the concept of power and the role in which it plays in the interaction and development of characters. More specifically‚ the role of women within the novels can be scrutinized to better understand the power they hold over the other characters‚ their own lives and the direction of the story. Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon exemplifies the varying ways in which
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demonstrates his power as a crime boss. He dreams of his funeral which he describes as‚ ‘…in death as in life the police allow me smooth passage…’ through an arrogant tone to show his importance ironically as a social outcast. The protagonist‚ detective‚ Claudia Valentine’s voice is largely in first person narrative ‘I woke up feeling like death’ metaphorically alluding to her hangover from a night’s drinking. Dey’s unique style of crime writing lies in her deception of her audience into believing
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out how they will solve the crime‚ because although readers already know who the murderers are‚ all of the details are not yet clear‚ and from the sheriff’s perspective‚ it is a tough case to crack. As I read on‚ my appreciation and respect for detectives grows- what a hard job to have! I also have a lot of respect for Truman Capote‚ who has managed to turn a little-known small town tragedy into a captivating and meticulous
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Ellie George Mr. Press Mystery Fiction 2 25 March 2013 Phillip Marlowe: A Knight in Tarnished Armor The Big Sleep‚ an American hard-boiled detective fiction novel by Raymond Chandler may appear to contain only example after example of corruption in America in the 1930s‚ however it is difficult for the reader to not find the character of Phillip Marlowe refreshing. Philip Marlowe is a private detective with his own practice in Los Angeles. He is an honest detective in a corrupt world‚ full of integrity
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Science Fiction Authors "Science fiction is one of the more secluded parade grounds where private fantasy and public event meet. They call it entertainment". (Aldiss Billion 1) This quote is interpreted to mean that‚ in the genre of science fiction there is a fusion of fantasy and reality. It is this combination of two opposites that produces the novel categorized today as science fiction. There is one aspect of science fiction that separates it from any other genre. Science fiction can be
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death. Ironically appropriate given what the day held in store”. -Simile‚ Paradox Shows she is living life on the edge close to death "one step closer to heaven was the crematorium" Metaphor Shows the witty side to Valentine Hardboiled detectives are witty “Karate had taught me more than just high kicks” p34 Shows she is tough and independent “The deroes... started on their liquid breakfast”p2 Metaphor‚ seedy lower class‚ urban setting‚ establishes the hardboiled setting. The
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distinctive voice that in turn engages us‚ thus influencing our perceptions the world we live in. Claudia’s profession as a private investigator as well as her intelligence and confidence subverts the stereotypical role of a woman within the crime fiction context. “Beneath the make-up the face was taut and drawn”‚ “exterior was cool as her white dress but in the lap of the dress she was shredding up Kleenex” suggests Claudia’s intuitive intelligence‚ as her keen observation of human behavior allows
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