Kaylen Simmons
Mr. Smith
Block 1
15 September 2015
Sam Spade was Misused and Abused
A victim is a person that is tricked or swindled. In the novel The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett, deception plays a big role. Throughout the story Sam Spade is deceived and taken advantage of in the story by Bridgid O'Shaughnessy. She is a compulsive liar and lies about almost everything in order to get an advantage of receiving the falcon. She is not completely honest with her relationship between her and the book's villain Casper Gutman and his employee Joel Cairo. Brigid O'Shaugnessy deceptions and manipulations make Sam Spade the victim in the novel. Bridgid O'Shaugnessy lied to Sam Spade about her name and her story. “The hell of it is, Miss—is your name Wonderly or Leblanc?” She blushed and murmured: “It’s really O’Shaughnessy—Brigid O’Shaughnessy.” (Hammett, 54) She lies about her name introducing herself as Miss. Wonderly. She falsely represented herself because she did not want Spade to know what she was really after and she did not want to get noticed with the police and Gutman. She lies to Sam Spade about her story so he would have a reason to want to work with her and protect her. “That—that story I told you yesterday was …show more content…
“Oh, that,” Spade said lightly. “We didn’t exactly believe your story.” (Hammett, 53) She made up a story saying the reason why she came to San
Mr. Smith
Block 1
15 September 2015
Sam Spade was Misused and Abused
A victim is a person that is tricked or swindled. In the novel The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett, deception plays a big role. Throughout the story Sam Spade is deceived and taken advantage of in the story by Bridgid O'Shaughnessy. She is a compulsive liar and lies about almost everything in order to get an advantage of receiving the falcon. She is not completely honest with her relationship between her and the book's villain Casper Gutman and his employee Joel Cairo. Brigid O'Shaugnessy deceptions and manipulations make Sam Spade the victim in the novel. Bridgid O'Shaugnessy lied to Sam Spade about her name and her story. “The hell of it is, Miss—is your name Wonderly or Leblanc?” She blushed and murmured: “It’s really O’Shaughnessy—Brigid O’Shaughnessy.” (Hammett, 54) She lies about her name introducing herself as Miss. Wonderly. She falsely represented herself because she did not want Spade to know what she was really after and she did not want to get noticed with the police and Gutman. She lies to Sam Spade about her story so he would have a reason to want to work with her and protect her. “That—that story I told you yesterday was …show more content…
“Oh, that,” Spade said lightly. “We didn’t exactly believe your story.” (Hammett, 53) She made up a story saying the reason why she came to San