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The Crime on Cote des Neiges, by David Montrose

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your understanding of a literary text through literary analysis and how it fits into the conventions of the genre.

Instructions: Write a minimum 1000-word essay including an introduction, body paragraphs to support your thesis, and a conclusion, in MLA format. the text, and other online sources to aid you, such as a dictionary and thesaurus.

Due: Base your thesis on the following guidelines:

Raymond Chandler’s tough detective, Philip Marlowe, is widely considered a fictional hero of 1930s Los Angeles and became the quintessential “hard-boiled detective” that many other writers were inspired to imitate, including David Montrose with his 1950s Montreal detective, Russell Teed, in The Crime on Cote des Neiges. Discuss how Montrose’s “hard-boiled” detective story fulfills the criteria of the genre. Consider how Chandler and Montrose use similar techniques and devices to demonstrate their themes. Base your analysis on literary techniques or devices used by Montrose and Chandler, such as characterization, setting, plot, style (language, description, imagery, etc.). Be sure to support your analysis with examples from the texts either using paraphrase or direct quotes. Refer to Chandler’s critical essay “The Simple Art of Murder,” Chandler’s short story “Trouble Is My Business,” and/or the film The Big Sleep in your comparison.

You will be evaluated on:

· Comprehension and insight (How well did you analyze the story? How well did you relate the text to the genre?)

· Structure and development (How well did you prove your position? Do all of your points tie back to your central thesis? Have you used topic sentences and concluding sentences effectively? How well have you supported your ideas with examples from the texts? Have you integrated quotes properly?)

· Expression (How well have you articulated your ideas with clear writing? Have you used proper vocabulary, diction, transitional words, sentence structure and syntax? Is your writing free of grammatical and spelling errors?)

· Formatting (Have you written in MLA style? Double-spaced? Provided a Works Cited page with proper citations?)

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