The Hound of the Baskervilles The main protagonist‚ Sherlock Holmes is an observant‚ intelligent‚ and egotistic detective. He sometimes lacks the empathy needed in basic human relationships but manages to maintain a close friendship with his partner and roommate‚ Dr. John Watson. Also Holmes is able to understand the factor of human emotions in a crime A glimpse of Holmes’ observant mind can be seen as early as the first chapter when Holmes and Dr. Watson are in their home office. Dr. Watson
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The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle helps support the first rule of a good detective fiction in six ways. Sherlock Holmes’ observation‚ sarcasm‚ curiosity‚ love of tobacco‚ how confidently arrogant he is‚ and even his voice shows how he is a memorable detective. The first example is of Holmes’ observational skills. It reads‚ “You have presented an inch or two of it to my examination all the time that you have been talking. It would be a poor expert who could not give the date
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many of the elements stay the same. (put the thesis statement here) Suspect: One who is suspected (as of a crime) (689 The Merriam-Webster Dictionary). In both The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark there are suspects. In The Hound of the Baskervilles‚ Mr. Barrymore‚ Sir Charles butler‚ is considered a suspect. “ Already round this pale-faced‚ handsome‚ black bearded man there was gathering an atmosphere of mystery and
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In “The Scarlet Ibis”‚ James Hurst uses indirect characterization to display the idea that pride is wonderful feeling‚ but too much of it can control someone and hurt them and others by having Doodle be the older brother’s pride‚ than by having his pride overcome him and end up hurting him. Towards the middle of the story‚ Doodle‚ the protagonist‚ is taught how to walk by his older brother. When they decide to show their family the surprise‚ everyone walks over to Doodle’s older brother to give him
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should be owing to their internal growth rather than external factors. For instance‚ Rau uses indirect characterization and juxtaposition to contrast Santha’s association to the name Cynthia‚ given to her by the principal‚ which she never took to heart‚ and her real name; in contrast‚ Mora’s use of indirect characterization and imagery shows that despite Both Rau and Mora employ indirect characterization to enhance their character’ development‚ which reveals how others influence
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In the report Watson wrote to Holmes concerning incidents surrounding Henry Baskervilles and the moor‚ his use of creative descriptive language revealed his romantic and imaginative feature. In contrast of Holmes‚ he was not mechanic‚ he always apply metaphors‚ similes‚ personifications and also some vivid adjectives to build up an atmosphere. [The] God-forsaken corner of the world referred to the quite isolated moor and this informal adjective gave the feeling of deserted more appealing. He admired
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genre The Hound of the Baskervilles belongs to and how it undermines the ideal detective novel. Tales of mystery are classified into two types. One is the ideal detective story which is a fantasy of social order. The narrative pattern basically involves a struggle between the detective and criminal‚ triumph of the detective‚ punishment of criminal and hence a restoration of law and order in society. One would automatically classify The Hound of the Baskervilles as a novel
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Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles and television shows today‚ there are many characteristics of gothic literature. In The Hound of the Baskervilles‚ some characteristics of gothic literature are the setting‚ drama‚ and protagonist. The story takes place at Dartmoor‚ where it is gloomy and isolated. Watson‚ the narrator of the novel‚ says‚ “The longer one stays here the more does the spirit of the moor sink into one’s soul” (73). This quote shows that as Watson spends more time at Baskerville Hall‚
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Framton Nuttel‚ the main character in Saki’s “The Open Window” is gullible and naïve because he believes all that the highly imaginative Vera‚ the niece of Mrs. Sappleton‚ divulges to him. Additionally he has anxiety issues which cause nervousness becoming his reason for his trip to the country to relieve some of those feelings. Vera speaks of a great tragedy in which Mrs. Sappleton lost her husband and two younger brothers. She further goes on to say that her aunt keeps the window open in hopes
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In the book "The Hound of the Baskervilles"‚ the detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Watson were asked to solve a mystery. Although they were partners‚ they had very different characters. Holmes was intelligent yet arrogant and secretive‚ while Watson admired Holmes for his wisdom‚ observed Holmes and tried to learn from him. Holmes was observant‚ intelligent and rational‚ while Watson admired Holmes‚ yet he was sometimes irrational too. In chapter one‚ they were examining a walking stick
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