From: Michael Robison <
miker_zspider@yahoo.com>
> I agree, Kerry. Sam Spade appears to have some
morals
> in THE MALTESE FALCON, but at the end he reveals
that
> he has none. In my opinion, it only takes a
rereading
If we accept that Sam is amoral, then aren't we left to
wonder at what a startling coincidence it is that his
pragmatic solution is also the moral one?
Another question, which is perhaps neither noir nor hard
boiled, isn't love a moral quality? And if so what are to
make of Sam's love for Brigid?
Of course, if he hadn't loved her, he wouldn't have been
screwed, hence noir. And if he hadn't thrown her over to the
police, he would not have been tough, hence hard
boiled.
-- Clendon
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