The Big Sleep (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Author of The Big Sleep
Author of The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler
Year The Big Sleep was published
Year The Big Sleep was published
1939
Genre of The Big Sleep
Genre of The Big Sleep
Hard-boiled detective fiction
Setting of The Big Sleep
Setting of The Big Sleep
1930s Los Angeles
Private detective in The Big Sleep
Private detective in The Big Sleep
Philip Marlowe
Who hired Marlowe in The Big Sleep
Who hired Marlowe in The Big Sleep
General Sternwood
First murder victim found by Marlowe
First murder victim found by Marlowe
Arthur Geiger
Who murdered Joe Brody
Who murdered Joe Brody
Carol Lundgren (Geiger's lover)
Casino owner linked to Geiger & Brody
Casino owner linked to Geiger & Brody
Eddie Mars
Who killed Harry Jones
Who killed Harry Jones
Lash Canino (Mars's enforcer)
Who did Marlowe kill in a shootout
Who did Marlowe kill in a shootout
Lash Canino
Who murdered Rusty Regan
Who murdered Rusty Regan
Carmen Sternwood
Key themes in The Big Sleep
Key themes in The Big Sleep
Moral decay, social corruption, justice, disillusionment