Neeraj Gaur
English 099
Hood
Paper 2
03/Sept/2013
Two Peas in a Pod Many critics have stated that the TV series House and the Sherlock Holmes stories are both connected in several ways. I agree that House and Holmes have similar characteristics; both House and Holmes are experts in their professions, they are given cases to solve that are too difficult for other investigators (doctors) to resolve, both House and Holmes are quick on their feet, a mindset to come to rapid conclusions after the briefest examination of the circumstances. House and Holmes are similar in many different ways, “Series creator David Shore has said in an interview that Gregory House's character is partly inspired by Sherlock Holmes” (Wikia). Shore also
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When House and Holmes are not solving a case, the two are often lazy and languid. However, when it comes to solving the difficult cases, these two are the men you want up front. They are quick with coming up with solutions and finding the answers fast without spending as much time as the other investigators (doctors) do. Nonetheless it is not a one man team; House is just as dependent on Wilson for friendship as Holmes was on Watson, “James Wilson is the less hero-worshipping, non-biographer, and just as oddly obsessed analog of Dr. John H. Watson” (Holmesian Derivations). Unfortunately, this did not mean that either of them appreciated the only friend they cared to accumulate over the years; surely, both characters take their “W”-companion for granted. Another non-predictable comparison between House and Holmes is their address. Sherlock Holmes lives at 221B Baker St. In the “Hunting” episode we see that House lives at 221B. The number is seen as House and Wilson leave in the morning, but we do not know the street name. However, I do not believe that it was a coincidence the numbers are the same. Also their names, Sherlock Holmes, the Holmes sounds like homes and House is the just another name for home…coincidence, I do not think so. Moreover the character of Sherlock Holmes was originally based by his creator, “Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, on Joseph Bell, a doctor noted for his love of deductive
Sherlock Holmes used deduction to solve mysteries. Firstly, by using deduction, Holmes can tell a lot from Mr. Wilson. For example, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, an author, shares how Holmes used deduction to solve the mystery of the Red Headed League (Doyle). Thus, Holmes is a very smart man that knows how to pick apart a mystery. Secondly, Holmes deduced that Helen came to see him by train and rode on muddy roads. For instance, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle reports that Holmes deduced that Mrs. Stoner’s step father is violent (Doyle). Therefore, Holmes can solve any mystery by deduction. Thirdly, Holmes looks at the evidence and concludes that Mrs. Violet is impersonating the prisoner in the wing. To illustrate, Sir Arthur Conan
The representations of Holmes in the BBC and CBS series are solid. Nonetheless, they have their drawbacks. The Miller-Homes at times let’s his overconfidence get the best of him. Due to him boasting to Watson that he was able to bypass her phone’s passcode; because
Firstly, Bradbury describes the home with human qualities and actions giving a personality, with “mechanical paranoia,” and a “hissing sigh” (Bradbury 287; 284). Next, the house is granted human-like parts as well. One example of this would be an “attic brain which directed pumps” (Bradbury 290). Also, the house is able to identify feelings as a human would, whom are unlike any other animal on this planet: “[Humans] depend on insights from personal experiences to determine that some mental states have certain ‘feelings’ associated with them and others do not, which we call ‘emotions’” (Welsh). An example of this would be when the house says, “Sara Teasdale, as I recall your favourite,” (Bradbury 289). This displays the idea that the house has knowledge of one’s favourite poem, something that a dog or stereotypical robot does not know, and exhibits a sense of affection. For these reasons, this is influential because it demonstrates that the house itself is a human, showing the lack of need for real humans and that a planet without them would have no great
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a British physician and writer, mostly well known for his stories “Sherlock Holmes”, which are generally in the field of crime fiction. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction.
When H.H. Holmes arrives in Chicago, he looks like any other ambitious young doctor braving the journey to the Windy City to start a new life. “He walked with confidence and dressed well, conjuring an impression of wealth and achievement. He was twenty-six years old… He had dark hair and striking blue eyes, once likened to the eyes of a Mesmerist,” describes the author. Larson cites a physician, John L. Capen, “‘Great murderers, like great men in other walks of activity, have blue eyes’” (35). In including this citation, Larson clues the reader in on Holmes’ true nature in addition to eliciting a feeling of unease through his diction. With this first impression, the reader is already wary of Holmes and his actions. Larson further solidifies this distrust with the following passages. “The city had impressed [Holmes], he said later, which was surprising because as a rule nothing impressed him, nothing moved him. Events and people captured his attention the way moving objects caught the notice of an amphibian: first a machinelike registration of proximity, next to calculation of worth, and last is a decision to act or remain motionless.” (37) With this quotation, Larson explains how Holmes chose
H.H.Holmes, also known by his birth name, Herman Webster Mudgett was the first recorded serial killer in America. He killed as many as 250 people, maybe more. He built a hotel that was later known as the murder castle. H.H. Holmes built a small boys dream of a haunted house with different passageways, walled-up rooms and trap doors. The beautiful architectural building built across the street from a pharmacy, where Holmes worked as a doctor.
“They tend to share certain key characteristics. They're manipulative, cold, and lack what we might call a moral compass--they know right from wrong but are not invested in that distinction. Their only concern with their ‘wrong’ behavior is getting caught, but because they are deceitful, callous and not subject to anxiety, they easily elude capture” (Spikol, 5). These sort of criminals were ones that the Chicago Police Department had never been introduced to before, causing them to change their entire perspective on cases once Holmes’ had passed. According to John Bartlow Martin, a writer for the “Harper’s Archive”, Holmes’ murder castle was filled with trapdoors, gas chambers, secret passageways, and even pits of acid used to get rid of bodies and other pieces of evidence. These were all things that the law enforcers had never even heard of in a story, much less seen or thought of in real life. It’s safe to say that Holmes drastically affected the police’s outlook on the cases in the near, and even far, future of criminals after his mystery; or at least part of his mystery had been
The antagonist of the novel, H.H. Holmes, is depicted as quite the ladies’ man. Larson helps the reader to recognize that Holmes’ good lucks and charms will help him lure in his future murder victims later in the novel. Holmes has no apprehension when it comes to making a mess of people’s lives’. Especially, when it comes to getting what he wants. Throughout, the story Homes continues to convince multiple women to marry him without legal documentation. He then disposes of them in various ways, gaining joy from their deaths. Holmes always concocted a story to get the attention off of him when asked
Let us begin with Holmes. Holmes lived in Chicago and owned a pharmacy. He had medical training and loved money and women (Larson 36-37). He was able to smooth talk and gave people a sense of happiness. Holmes could convince people of anything, which he used as a way to sell stories as to why the people he killed had just disappeared. He also used this in constructing his building/hotel. He barely paid a dime because he convinced workers that their job was unsatisfactory (Larson 67). The furniture companies would come looking for H. S. Campbell, the alias he used as the owner of the building, and he would tell them he was out on business (Larson 71-72). A man named Belknap, the uncle of one of Holmes’s three wives, described him as “warm and ingratiating, but also telegraph that some important element of humanness is missing”. For a long time this was known as “moral insanity” and later the term psychopath was used (Larson 87-88). Holmes himself was intrigued by Jack the Ripper (Larson 70).
House is one of the most favorite American TV shows which has seen its twists and turns and has managed to keep its viewers mesmerized for several years. The very theme of the drama originates from the fact that everybody has a tendency to lie in given circumstances and also other humans cannot be trusted. This same theme is reflected in every action of the lead character Dr. Gregory House. House can be seen as a detailed analysis of how humans react to each other's actions when there relations are doubt driven and also, it is the curiosity in human's nature which acts as the basis for many inventions and diagnosis.
Holmes had everything he could ever want, which was great for him of course. His childhood was very privileged, and he enjoyed it. People told his family that he was a very intelligent kid for his age. Holmes was treated well. As he grew up, he got interested in the art of medicine. He graduated from the University of Michigan. Holmes was married twice. Holmes was treated well there as well. He passed his exam to practice medicine. He was always treated well, he was smart. He was looked as an equal. This led Holmes to animal experiment and also used corpses as experimental subjects. Holmes also stole corpses and used them to make fake insurance claims. There were rumors that indicates that he was responsible for his friend’s death. That was the first rumored victim of Homes later on he got a job in a pharmacy. Which Holmes convinced the pharmacy wife’s owner to sell him the pharmacy due to his suppose claims that the owner had “passed away”, and it was rumored that he killed the owner of the pharmacy. Then one day the wife went missing, to which Holmes claimed that she had moved to California. But it’s
Sherlock Holmes is a well-known detective, deeply in which royalty has asked for his assistance in retrieving a photograph from Irene Adler. He is known for the excellence use of skills in solving crimes, of astute logical reasoning and of disguise. Holmes work has consistently involved
In Allende’s The House of the Spirits, Esteban Trueba is the principal male character. During the course of the novel, Trueba increases his power in the world as he progresses in status from a conservative landowner to a powerful senator. He is tyrannical, treating his family members and the tenants on his family hacienda, Tres Marías, like subjects rather than intimate community. The basis for most of Trueba's actions is the desire for power, control, and wealth, and he pursues these things at any cost, disregarding his emotional decline and the effects of his actions upon the people in his life.
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