Study Guide to The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

by Intelligent Education (Created by)

Overview

A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon, who is considered one of the best detective-story writers in America.

As an author of action-detective novels, Hammett wrote legendary characters which were eventually turned into movie, radio, and TV drama figures. Moreover, his work explored complex themes such as logic prevailing over crime and the place of order in human life. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Hammett's classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons it has stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains:

- Introductions to the Author and the Work
- Character Summaries
- Plot Guides
- Section and Chapter Overviews
- Test Essay and Study Q&As

The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781645420767
Publisher:	Dexterity
Publication date:	07/10/2020
Series:	Bright Notes
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.37(d)

About the Author

Intelligent Education is a learning company with a mission to publish accessible resources and digital tools to educate the world. Their mission drives every project, from publishing books to designing software and online courses, film projects, mobile apps, VR/AR learning tools and more. IE builds tools to empower people who love to learn. Intelligent Education offers courses in science, mathematics, the arts, humanities, history and language arts taught by leading university professors from Wake Forest University, Indiana University, Texas A&M University, and other great schools. The learning platform features 3D models and 360 media paired with instructional videos for on-screen and Mixed Reality interaction that increases student engagement and improves retention. The IE team is geographically located across the United States and is a division of Academic Influence. Learn more at http://intelligent.education.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS 1) Introduction to Dashiell Hammett 1 2) Textual Analysis 12 Chapters 1 and 2 12 Chapters 3 - 6 29 Chapters 7 - 10 45 Chapters 11 - 15 63 Chapters 16 - 19 80 Chapter 20 101 3) Character Analyses 109 4) Themes 129 5) Plot Structure, Techniques, and Style 137 6) Ideas for Papers, Oral Reports, and Class Discussion 154 7) Bibliography 158