The Long Goodbye

Main Ideas

• Exploration of friendship and betrayal through the main character's relationship with Terry Lennox.
• Critique of society and corruption, depicted through the portrayal of Los Angeles and its inhabitants.
• Theme of loneliness and moral resilience embodied in the character of private detective Philip Marlowe.
• The idea of the complexity of human nature and the ambiguity of moral choices.
• Examination of alcoholism and its impact on the characters' lives.
• Reflection of post-war America and its social issues.