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so with archtypal criticisms - its more the plot device - so like in The Big Sleep, Chandler's Marlowe is the typical tough guy "down and out" detective, working alone but never lonely, being instantly attractive and having sexual prowess but not being in a relationship? - would that be it? or...

thanks....i kinda understand it now....so its more the structure of the whole novel? and is it linked to archtypal characters at all?? yeah its more of an enforced thing - so stupid though - nowhere on any assessment sheet does it say we need to have any criticisms and now she says (my...

Oh wow! I agree - killl crime fiction lol - its getting slowly over-rated and add to the fact that my teacher's teaching seems to have degraded over the last year- i was really enjoying it last year - yeap even heart of darkness but now i hate it! which is upsetting....though adv and ee2 is...

For the Skull Beneath the Skin, our teacher gave us a bunch of criticisms which we had to read about and then apply to TSBS. However, i'm majorly majorly confused about one - structuralist criticism. Structuralist Criticism: Because structuralist critics assume that human structure (or...

The process of transformation involves much more than just the adaptation of ideas and form to contemporary situations and audiences. How has your understanding of Emma and Clueless been developed and reshaped through the study of transformations? Not quite sure I understand this question...I...

Austen also uses free indirect discourse as a type of narration. This is where the narrator speaks from a characters viewpoint but doesnt put it in quotations which creates irony for the responder.... hope it helped and/or made sense

1. "Crime Fiction as a genre has been adapted to different times and cutlures and the attitudes and values are reflected by these adaptations" Discuss this statement in relation to The Big Sleep and 2 other related texts 2. To what extent is The Big Sleep typical of the crime fiction genre...

EE2 all the way as I and the majority of people in the state are allowed to do something that they appreciate, and actually care for, rather then something that a flock of elderly people sitting around the BOS round table decide would be fun for students, who are considerably younger, to do...

Thanks - yeah i dont plan on using it for the HSC - im thinking something slightly deeper and in a time where i have more time to analyse it thorughly (sp?) the assessment is so stupid - its more based on our technological ablities with powerpoint then with our knowledge - ever heard of 2000...

thanks - that helped heaps....another question...im doing the worlds most stupid assessment for The Big Sleep (in relation to attitudes, values, times and culture) and my 2 related texts are - Agatha Christie: 10 Little Niggers and The Offspring: Walla Walla.... The Big Sleep is hardboiled...

crime fiction - the big sleep, skull beneath the skin and the real inspector hound - YAY :S

Where have u been all my life Stazi??? lol That was unbelievably motivating - but then i went through the whole thread and decided to read it all - big mistake..... lol i go through these - hmm bursts of unmotivatedness (eg now- i hate the big sleep) and then 2 weeks before exams realise that...

Where have u been all my life Stazi??? lol That was unbelievably motivating - but then i went through the whole thread and decided to read it all - big mistake..... lol i go through these - hmm bursts of unmotivatedness (eg now- i hate the big sleep) and then 2 weeks before exams realise that...

Where have u been all my life Stazi??? lol That was unbelievably motivating - but then i went through the whole thread and decided to read it all - big mistake..... lol i go through these - hmm bursts of unmotivatedness (eg now- i hate the big sleep) and then 2 weeks before exams realise that...

just quickly a question - the femme fatale - Vivenne or Carmen?? i say Vivenne because she hinders Marlowe's job by throwing round red herrings and also just by using her sexuality to hinder him. However she doesnt kill anybody, but Carmen does and she also attempts to use her sexuality towards...

hey - you should also (quite obviously) talk about his character change - from likeable to complete argh scary, seedy old man

Hello :wave: i was wondering if anyone knew if the painting called The Scream by Edvard Munch is considered crime fiction - though possibly the after effects of it.... danke