Chinatown Learning Guide: Table of Contents
Introduction
Brief Summary
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Themes
Quotes
Criminality
Criminality Quotes
Family
Family Quotes
Greed
Greed Quotes
Injustice
Injustice Quotes
Manipulation
Manipulation Quotes
Cast
Jake J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson)
Jake J. Gittes' Timeline
Evelyn Mulwray (Faye Dunaway)
Evelyn Mulwray's Timeline
Noah Cross (John Huston)
Noah Cross' Timeline
Hollis I. Mulwray (Darrell Zwerling)
Lieutenant Lou Escobar (Perry Lopez)
Russ Yelburton (John Hillerman)
Claude Mulvihill (Roy Jenson)
Ida Sessions (Diane Ladd)
Katherine Cross (Belinda Palmer)
Man with Knife (Roman Polanski)
Kahn (James Hong)
Curly (Burt Young)
Mayor Bagby (Roy Roberts)
Red-Faced Farmer and Angry Farmer (John Holland and Rance Howard)
Lawrence Walsh (Joe Mantell)
Minor Characters
Characterization
Character Roles
Brief Summary
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Scene 12
Scene 13
Scene 14
Themes
Quotes
Criminality
Criminality Quotes
Family
Family Quotes
Greed
Greed Quotes
Injustice
Injustice Quotes
Manipulation
Manipulation Quotes
Cast
Jake J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson)
Jake J. Gittes' Timeline
Evelyn Mulwray (Faye Dunaway)
Evelyn Mulwray's Timeline
Noah Cross (John Huston)
Noah Cross' Timeline
Hollis I. Mulwray (Darrell Zwerling)
Lieutenant Lou Escobar (Perry Lopez)
Russ Yelburton (John Hillerman)
Claude Mulvihill (Roy Jenson)
Ida Sessions (Diane Ladd)
Katherine Cross (Belinda Palmer)
Man with Knife (Roman Polanski)
Kahn (James Hong)
Curly (Burt Young)
Mayor Bagby (Roy Roberts)
Red-Faced Farmer and Angry Farmer (John Holland and Rance Howard)
Lawrence Walsh (Joe Mantell)
Minor Characters
Characterization
Character Roles
Protagonist
Antagonist
GuideMentor
Foil
LoveInterest
InformationTool
Behind the Scenes
Director
Screenwriter
Production Studio
Production Design
Music (Score)
Fandoms
Analysis
Symbols and Tropes
Chinatown
Water Theft
Incest
Flaw in Evelyn's Iris
Hollis Mulwray's Drowning Death
The American Dream
Hero's Journey
Setting
Point of View
Genre
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Ending?
Shock Rating
Questions
Trivia
Quizzes
Quotes (What Was Said)
Quotes (What Was Said) True or False
Themes (For the Most Part)
Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
Characters
Characters True or False
Villainy and Violence
Villainy and Violence True or False
Welcome to L.A.
Welcome to L.A. True or False
Resources
Antagonist
GuideMentor
Foil
LoveInterest
InformationTool
Behind the Scenes
Director
Screenwriter
Production Studio
Production Design
Music (Score)
Fandoms
Analysis
Symbols and Tropes
Chinatown
Water Theft
Incest
Flaw in Evelyn's Iris
Hollis Mulwray's Drowning Death
The American Dream
Hero's Journey
Setting
Point of View
Genre
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Ending?
Shock Rating
Questions
Trivia
Quizzes
Quotes (What Was Said)
Quotes (What Was Said) True or False
Themes (For the Most Part)
Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
Characters
Characters True or False
Villainy and Violence
Villainy and Violence True or False
Welcome to L.A.
Welcome to L.A. True or False
Resources