General Vision and Viewpoint (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What perspective does The Big Sleep present on 1930s Los Angeles?
What perspective does The Big Sleep present on 1930s Los Angeles?
Bleak and cynical
Who is Philip Marlowe in The Big Sleep?
Who is Philip Marlowe in The Big Sleep?
A private detective
According to the novel, where does corruption exist?
According to the novel, where does corruption exist?
All levels of society
What do the double standards in the justice system reflect?
What do the double standards in the justice system reflect?
Cops oblige friends with influence
What illusion does The Big Sleep critique?
What illusion does The Big Sleep critique?
The illusion of the American Dream
What challenge faces characters from lower socioeconomic backgrounds?
What challenge faces characters from lower socioeconomic backgrounds?
Ascending the social ladder is impossible
Why does Marlowe adopt a cynical outlook?
Why does Marlowe adopt a cynical outlook?
As a defence mechanism
What are recurrent themes throughout Marlowe's journey?
What are recurrent themes throughout Marlowe's journey?
Deceit and betrayal
How is Marlowe portrayed as a hard-boiled detective?
How is Marlowe portrayed as a hard-boiled detective?
Stoic, assertive, morally complex
What does Marlowe acknowledge in the Luger quotation about not being bulletproof?
What does Marlowe acknowledge in the Luger quotation about not being bulletproof?
His own mortality