42 pages 1 hour read

Raymond Chandler

The Long Goodbye

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1953

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Essay Topics

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Philip Marlowe is one of the least financially secure characters in the novel but also one of the most moral. How does his financial status affect his morality?

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How do the characters struggle to deal with their repressed trauma?

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How does the portrayal of alcohol suggest that the society depicted in The Long Goodbye is hiding many secrets?