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47 pages 1 hour read

Farewell, My Lovely

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1940

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Essay Topics

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Farewell, My Lovely is best described as a work of noir fiction. Pick three conventions of the noir genre and explore how the novel follows the conventions or deviates from them and to what effect.

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How can Marlowe be considered an anti-hero, and what effect does this have on the reading of the novel?

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How is alcohol handled throughout the novel, and to what effect?

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