Theme or Issue (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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What cynicism becomes for Marlowe
What cynicism becomes for Marlowe
A necessary survival mechanism
Source of Marlowe's cynicism
Source of Marlowe's cynicism
Principle, not selfishness
3 corrupted institutions in the novel
3 corrupted institutions in the novel
Family, law enforcement, wealth
How Eddie Mars operates criminal enterprises
How Eddie Mars operates criminal enterprises
Under guise of legitimate business
What Marlowe protects over hush money
What Marlowe protects over hush money
General Sternwood's dignity
What Sternwood mansion symbolises
What Sternwood mansion symbolises
Deceptive respectability
Women's primary form of power in novel
Women's primary form of power in novel
Sexuality
Carmen Sternwood's true nature
Carmen Sternwood's true nature
Predatory, not innocent
What Vivian uses alongside attractiveness
What Vivian uses alongside attractiveness
Intelligence and sophistication
Traditional legal justice in the novel
Traditional legal justice in the novel
Rarely appears or proves ineffective
Whose crime does Marlowe conceal
Whose crime does Marlowe conceal
Carmen's
Nature of true justice in Chandler's world
Nature of true justice in Chandler's world
Personal, not legal
3 of Marlowe's questionable methods
3 of Marlowe's questionable methods
Violence, withholds info, bends rules