Character Death

I have a long standing disagreement with a friend about death in literature and film. He thinks I’m so overly sensitive that I can’t stand characters dying; I think he’s insensitive to the point of not being able to pick up on emotional manipulation. I’m never going to persuade him of this.

With that in mind, however, I want to expand a little on the death of a main character in L.A. Confidential. Spoiler if you haven’t seen/read it.