An Example of American Literature. Short essay on 20th century American Literature using Raymond Chandler's "The Big Sleep" as an example

20th century literature, particularly literature which the setting is based on the days of World War I, the gangster era, and prohibition are prime examples of the classic authors of America. These books show corruption and hate, and portray crime that is considered horrific in our generation, as everyday happenings of the time periods based on the settings in these books. A quintessential example of these types of books is Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep, …

…and money. This heinous time period is summarized by the sentence "This isn't a game for knights, knights were never meant to be here", referring to a chess board, which symbols life; the knight symbolizing Marlowe, and the rest of the chess pieces symbolizing the dark side. This book is simply an excellent read for people who are looking for a fictional book that features a story that may very well have occurred in life.