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Se7en and The Maltese Falcon Film Comparison

it. He disposes of his deceased colleagues desk, nameplate and widow in quick measure. Naturally, since the police are aware of ...

'The Purloined Letter' by Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages this paper examines the detective story as it relates to the life of its author Edgar Allan Poe. Nine sources are c...

Teen Fictional Detective Nancy Drew and How She Evolved

In 7 pages this paper examines the evolution of the teen detective Nancy Drew and considers how young girls were influenced by thi...

Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep and Howard Hawks' Film Version

In five pages the many differences between Chandler's detective novel and Howard Hawks' 1946 big screen interpretation are examine...

Contrasts Between the World Perspectives of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Wf Walter Mosley

In 6 pages this paper examines the contrasting worldviews featured in the detective works White Butterfly by Walter Mosley and The...

Mosley's Devil in a Blue Dress and Racism

This research paper/essay examines a detective novel by Walter Mosley and whether or not an African American writer can examine co...

Women in Works Such as Jane Eyre, The Scarlet Letter, and Lysistrata

This paper contrasts and compares various female characters throughout the history of literature which includes Lysistrata, Jane E...

Detective Fictuon and 'Silence of the Lambs' vs. 'Oedipus the King'

In a research paper consisting of 6 pages, the two works of good and evil are considered within the context of detective fiction. ...

Aspects of Detective Fiction From the Nineteen Hundreds

This paper examines six detective novels from the nineteen hundreds, and addresses common themes seen throughout each. The author...

Crime Detection in the Works of John Dickson Carr, Edmund Crispin, and Agatha Christie

In five pages this paper examines detective crime fiction and how the readers are engaged in the detection of the crime in Carr's ...

Race, the Murder Case of O.J. Simpson, and the Role of Detective Mark Fuhrman

In ten pages this paper examines the issue of race within the context of this infamous murder case with the focus being on the beh...

'The Purloined Letter' by Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages Poe's detective tale is examined in terms of the protagonist's superior class attitudes that are revealed when he in...

Walter Mosley's Devil in a Blue Dress and the Detective Fiction Genre

In six pages this paper examines the detective genre as represented in this critical assessment of Walter Mosley's novel. There a...

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

In six pages the ways in which this novel reflects the classic detective genre as established by Arthur Conan Doyle are considered...

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett II

In five pages this paper examines the detective literary genre and how this work represents it as well as deviates from it by alwa...

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett III

In six pages the ways in which Hammett's novel rejuvenated what had become by that time a tired detective fiction genre are explor...

Sam Spade and the Film Genre Represented by The Maltese Falcon

role after years as a Warner contract player" (Galloway, 2002; maltesefalcon.shtml). As we can see from this simple description...

Detective Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages the ways in which the detective literary genre was standardized by Poe's 'The Purloined Letter,' 'The Mystery of Mar...

Around the World in Eighty Days by Verne

detail as his protagonist, Phileas Fogg. Phileas Fogg is the central character, without whom there would be no novel, and yet o...

Classical Detectives and Existentialism

the tall gangly Holmes. He was short, bald and sported a rather large mustache. He was a bit of a clothes horse and more than a bi...

Comparative Analysis of Detective Works Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe and The Second Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders

by the brilliance and deductive reasoning that the detective uses. Agatha Christies Hercule Poirot is reminiscent of a brilliant d...

Analyzing the 1995 Film Seven by David Fincher

taking his time. He halts, turns to one wall where the current wallpaper is torn away to reveal flowery wallpaper underneath. So...

Fictional Mystery Tale Detailed Outline

now, that is. While Sgt. Pepper was enjoying his night off at the local tavern, he became a little too friendly with the barmaid ...

Drug Use of Sherlock Holmes

to the use of some narcotic" (A Seven-Percent Solution, 2003). Holmes was, in his private life, a moody individual who had begun ...

The Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe

a "filmy" eye, and in the narrators mind, it became an "evil" eye (Poe). The narrator, who is obviously mentally ill, decided he ...

World History and Ethnic Group Persecution

The main reason why the Huguenots were unpopular with the majority in France during the time period was because they were not of t...

Analysis of the Detectives Created by Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allan Poe

stories(Rollason, 1988). There is, of course, the same typical Poe elements, the triumph of rational reasoning, the superiority ...

Contemporary Detective Fiction and Homosexuality

This paper consists of three pages and examines how homosexuality is subtlely presented in 'The Bootlegger's Daughter' by Margaret...

Gay History

In five pages this paper considers the history of homosexuality in ancient Greece, Japan of the seventeenth century, England of th...

18th Century Painter Francisco de Goya and His Influence

In fifteen pages this paper explores how Goya's 18th century paintings influenced 19th century Impressionists and 20th century Exp...