Owen Taylor Character Analysis

The driver for General Sternwood and his family, Taylor is in love with his employer’s daughter, Carmen. He gives her a small gun as a gift. Taylor later kills Arthur Gwynn Geiger out of jealousy as Carmen poses for the pornographic photographer in his house. Taylor steals the photo negatives, which are later stolen by Joe Brody. Later, Taylor drives himself off a pier at high speed to kill himself. The police lean on the newspapers to keep Taylor’s name out of the story about Geiger’s murder, to protect the rich and influential Sternwoods.