Sam said to Effie, “Your a nice rattle brain angel.” Sam Spade’s assistant, Effie is a conservative and a practical woman. As the detective’s assistant, she possesses more of masculine qualities than feminine qualities. Since she works in an environment around

men, she has a tendency to be more influenced by their activities and their ideas. Sam said to Effie, “Your a detective darling.” Her voice seems to be monotone which shows her as a strong and an independent per

Brigid wasn’t the only one who tried to trick a person into something, Sam lied as well in order to find out the truth. Brigid said to Sam, “You’ve been playing with me, just pretending you cared to trap me like this...you didn’t care at all, you don’t love me.” Detective Sam Spade is a hard-boiled man who is not really fond of women who are untruthful and is very straight forward. Gutman said to Sam, “I am a man that like stalking to a man that likes to talk.” Gutman was a man that Sam was dealing with in order to find the statue that everyone was looking for and to receive money for it. In some ways, Sam was like a actor because he acted in many different ways. He was even unreadable and surprising to the characters in the film and to the audience. He is cautious of the decisions that he makes and does not let his feelings in the way of his logical decisions. Sam said to Brigid, “Since I got something on you, I am not sure that you wouldn’t put a hole in me someday!

him that evening.” One weakness that Miles had was his desire for beautiful women. He is portrayed as a lustful man in the film. Sam and Miles both took part in the detective genre by their images. They both smoked, wore hats, wore suits, drank, and spoke in a low, stern voice. Besides that, the film took place in an office in San Francisco where the weather was foggy and cold which fit into the genre of detective films.

A character that Sam Spade had a hard time trusting was a woman named Brigid O’Shaughnessy, who was also know as Miss Wonderly. Effie said to Sam, “She’s a knockout.” Not only did Effie and Sam Spade see that she was pretty, but so did his partner, Miles. Miles said to Sam, “She’s sweet...Maybe you saw her first, but I spoke first.” Brigid takes on the sexy woman figure whose voice is gentle, helpless, and manipulative all at the same time. She is very self-centered and tends to deceive others in order to get what she wants. Brigid said to Sam, “Can’t you shield me so that I won’t have to answer their questions...I am afraid and alone.” She has a way of playing with words and using emotions to receive other people’s comfort. She also said to Sam, “Your brave, your strong, you can spare me some of that courage surely.” Since she came to Sam because she was in trouble with her past, she can relate to the genre of woman in general. They have a tendency to seek men when they are in need, or only when they are in trouble. Her character follows

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