How does Conan Doyle present the character of Watson in the Sherlock
Holmes stories?
Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859, in Edinburgh and was educated at
Stony Hurst College and the University of Edinburgh. From 1882 to 1890 he practiced medicine in Southsea, England. His first novel, A Study in Scarlet, the first of 60 stories featuring Sherlock Holmes, appeared in 1887. this helped boost the start of the crime genre. For a while he finished the stories, but with debts and great public support he created another collection of the Holmes stories, due to the fact they were in high demand. Conan Doyle sadly died in
Crowborough, Sussex, England, on July 7, 1930.
Holmes is an intellectual detective who although spends a lot of
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Holmes deserves the most of the respect as he’s always the one to solve the crime; “…and to listen with a mocking smile to the general chorus of misplaced congratulation.”(The adventure of the Devils foot)
But, forgetting their differences they generally seem to get along in all cases and create a pleasant nature;
“I should be most happy to go down with you if I should not be in the way," said I.
"My dear Watson, you would confer a great favour upon me by coming. And I think that your time will not be misspent” (Silver
Blaze)
The next main point I would like to discuss is the use of narration being used as Watson. Usually all narration starts with an narration of the time and area, consequently, this is no different, Watson gives several openings like this;
“In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London. From the Monday to the Thurs-day I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.” (The adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans)
Arthur Conan Doyle uses Watson as a source of information to the reader, from the most obvious points to difficult points that are developed over time, the use of this is to get the reader more involved in the storyline and helps them follow the plot more. For
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Once one got nearer, the archway opened up until one could see the whole front of the house in a somehow eerie way. Around the windows grew ivy and creepers, twisting their way up to the roof in a claw like fashion. The windows
The classic mystery novel, Sherlock Holmes, features a murder-mystery detective Sherlock Holmes, and his army doctor colleague Dr. John Watson. The story revolves around the main character, Sherlock Holmes, and his unique method to solving crimes. The story is mainly all about Sherlock and his abilities, which then rises the question about the importance of the character of Dr.Watson, both to the chaarcter of Sherlock Holmes, and towards the readers.
I see him winning it so well, that my name is made illustrious there by the light of his. I see the blots I threw upon it, faded away. I see him, foremost of just judges and honoured men, bringing a boy of my name, with a forehead that I know and golden hair, to this place- then fair to look upon, with not a trace of this day's disfigurement- and I hear him tell the child my story, with a tender and a faltering voice”
“There was no pain in their eyes and no knowledge of the agony of their body. There was only joy in them, and pride, a pride holier than it is fit for human pride to be.”
for the reader to realize that the celebration of their achievement is merely disguised as a
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The basis of detective fictions is a well-developed and observant character that is able to walk the audience and outside perspectives through the case. In this case, Arthur Conan-Doyle utilizes the observant perspective of Watson to describe the actions of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle characterizes Sherlock through underscoring vocabulary and the first person understanding of Watson. A series of analytical language and descriptive literary devices such as juxtaposition to portray the effects of Irene Adler on the near-perfect character of Sherlock Holmes.
If the birds were chirping, no one would have known as the rumble of engines stuck in the heavy London traffic never seemed to cease. If there weren’t buildings blocking the view of the far off horizon, one standing at the apartment window would see the pinks and oranges that painted the sky with the rising sun. Instead, there was no more than a faint pink glow peeking out above the buildings, fading as it met a blanket of dull grey cloud.
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The one Sherlock story that stuck out to me was The Man With the Twisted Lip. This mystery story had everything one could ever want in a mystery; the witness was the wife, because as said in the case she saw her husband before he was killed. The Red Herrings where the coat on the shore and the clothes on the room. The main suspect is Hugh Boone; and the detectives of this story were Holmes and Watson, because who DOESN'T want the dynamic duo as the detectives?! Along with the fantastic mystery, there is two different parts of irony. The first part is when Watson finds Holmes in the Opium den and says "Holmes! What on earth are you doing here?" When Watson knows either he was feeding his drug addiction or working on a case. Irony was also found
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle utilizes many/several detail-oriented literary elements to develop the many adventures of the famous fictional British detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner, John Watson. Long winded description and complex vocabulary are infused into Doyle’s writing to accentuate Holmes’s great intelligence. By incorporating such a heavy, educated tone upon the mysteries, the tales of Sherlock Holmes are expressed as very complicated stories that challenge readers in comprehension as well as encourage curiosity through puzzling cases.