The Of Marlowes Excessive Drin
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The Role of Marlowe’s Excessive Drinking
Throughout the book “The Big Sleep” the character Marlowe is a detective working in Criminal Justice. This job seems to bring about a lot of stress to Marlowe, and in order to cope; he turns to drinking which relaxes him. Although he is an ....
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.... His job as an investigator sometimes turns stressful and alcohol helps him relax and get his mind off the job. Dealing with people and criminals constantly through out the day on the job can be stressful. Besides the fact that he must deal with Carmen’s craziness, as the author describes her to be. Marlowe at one moment states “I went to bed full of whiskey and frustration.” This shows us that he drinks to help deal with the frustration he goes through and whiskey helps him ....
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