Howard Hawks displayed his view on this crumbling society through his character Philip Marlowe. ... He comes across as a women hater, but this is changed in the film, when he shows feelings towards Vivian Sternwood (e.g. the kissing scene) Doyle created a character that is often seen to be cold and distant towards people who come to ask for his assistance, however, occasionally for a brief period of time he shows the reader a different aspect of his personality, which is different to his normal characteristics. ... The differences in the text of my characters are that classical detectives ...

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