Live And Let Die
In Live And Let Die, written by Ian Fleming, the main character James Bond is a British special agent. In the novel James Bond investigates a serious cover up of gold coins that are used to fund a Russian agency called SMERSH. Bond uses his spy skills to catch the bad guys in the end. The author, Ian Fleming, uses his past experiences to develop Bond as a womanizing character that lives in a world govern by the present values of society at that time period. In the novel Bond starts his mission off in New York and he is briefed on what is going on. James finds out that there are gold coins showing up in different pawn shops located in the big apple. These coins are from a sunken ship in the Caribbean, and are being pawned off in Harlem. In every account a black man pawned the booty. While 007 is in New York he finds out that a black gangster named Mr. Big is behind the gold coin scandal. James also finds out that these gold coins are being used to fund the Russian SMERSH agency. So Bond decides to go to Jamaica where Mr. Big is using a exotic fish company as a front to his gold coin cover up. Bond eventually solves the case and catches Mr. Big. In Live And Let Die, Ian Fleming's experienc
In Live And Let Die, Ian Fleming develops James Bond as a womanizing character. The women in the Bond books play a kind of seductive roll. "Most of the woman are mostly seen as sexual objects by Bond". (Internet Three) Women are almost like trophies to James, "Bond uses his charm to seduce them". (Internet One) In the novel there is almost like two stories, the first story is Bond and his mission and the second story is Bond and his women. In the 007 books, the women get no real respect. In every novel "Bond travels to some colorful place where he meets one or two beautiful women" (Internet Three) After he meets these women "Bond usually sleeps with every woman he becomes partners with". (Internet Three) Ian Fleming makes women look easy and he makes it seem like women have no self-morals. In Live And Let Die 007 comes across a woman that works for Mr. Big named Solitaire. Solitaire ends up going to Bond for help to get away from Mr. Big. "For better or for worse he had decided to accept Solitaire, or rather, in a cold way, to make the most of her". (Fleming, 89) Bond knows when he has a good chance to snag a woman, and this is one of them.. Eventually Bond works his charm and wins her over. "......he was glad they had crossed the frontiers into comradeship and even intimacy". (Fleming, 89) This shows how Bond takes advantage of his women and that Bond is like this ladies man. Fleming makes women look as if all they want is sex. Most of James's relationships between himself and woman are sexual, the business relationship is between him and his boss. Bond is like a stereotypical male, "he is always into his woman and gadgets". (Internet One) In the novel woman are put into the category with the fancy cars, cool gadgets, and exotic places. Women are not looked at as normal people and they don't get the respect of one. "Bond likes to jump around from woman to woman". (Internet One) This shows that women don't mean much to him and he dose not give them any respect. Bond just sees his woman as objects that he can
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