Raymond Chandler wrote classic American detective stories. By always using certain roles for his characters and props that were appropriate to the genre, Chandler's novels followed what the text calls a(n) ________.

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The term "cultural formula" refers to a set of established patterns and conventions that are widely recognizable within a particular cultural context. Chandler's use of specific character roles and props that are common in detective stories, such as hard-boiled private eyes and femme fatales, suggests that he was following a cultural formula for this genre of literature.

Raymond Chandler Wrote Classic American Detective Stories