The Speckled Band Essay
Have you ever heard of Sherlock Holmes? Have you ever read one of his books? Sir Author Conon Doyle wrote one of Sherlock’s famous stories, “The Speckled Band.” Doyle likes to write detective stories. This essay will be explaining how “The Speckled Band” is considered a detective story. In “The Speckled Band” the crime is significant. He is trying to solve the murder of Julia Stoner, Helen’s twin. This fits one of the criteria of being a detective story because, in this book Holmes is trying to solve a murder. This story also explains and gives clues to how Julia dies. “The Speckled Band” fits one of the criteria of being a detective story because the reader is given clues along the story. For example, when Holmes and Watson were inspecting
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To have a memorable character fits one of the criteria. Holmes is very intelligent because he connected all the objects in the room to form a solution. He is observant because when Helen went to his office, Holmes knew how she got there just by looking at her. Sherlock is quirky. For example, when Dr. Roylott came to his office Holmes kept on making references to the draught. Sherlock Holmes wears a hat and carries tools especially a magnifying glass, that makes him stand out and memorable. Sherlock has an outstanding opponent. In “The Speckles Band” his opponent is Dr.Roylott. He makes it difficult for Holmes to solve the crime. Dr.Roylott is a dangerous man because he has killed a man and had grabbed Helen really hard, that it has made a mark. He goes to Sherlock’s office and tells him that he is a dangerous man. Dr.Roylott also asks him questions about what Helen has been doing. All the clues in the story are available to the reader . This fits one of the criteria. The clues are first shown when Sherlock and Watson were examining Julia’s room. They were explaining each item. When they were explaining the objects, that made the clues available to the reader. The solution is very obvious, logical, and possible. The reason is not an accident or a supernatural intervention. The story aspects are explained in a reasonable way. That makes “The Speckled Band” fit one of the criteria of a detective
To have a memorable character fits one of the criteria. Holmes is very intelligent because he connected all the objects in the room to form a solution. He is observant because when Helen went to his office, Holmes knew how she got there just by looking at her. Sherlock is quirky. For example, when Dr. Roylott came to his office Holmes kept on making references to the draught. Sherlock Holmes wears a hat and carries tools especially a magnifying glass, that makes him stand out and memorable. Sherlock has an outstanding opponent. In “The Speckles Band” his opponent is Dr.Roylott. He makes it difficult for Holmes to solve the crime. Dr.Roylott is a dangerous man because he has killed a man and had grabbed Helen really hard, that it has made a mark. He goes to Sherlock’s office and tells him that he is a dangerous man. Dr.Roylott also asks him questions about what Helen has been doing. All the clues in the story are available to the reader . This fits one of the criteria. The clues are first shown when Sherlock and Watson were examining Julia’s room. They were explaining each item. When they were explaining the objects, that made the clues available to the reader. The solution is very obvious, logical, and possible. The reason is not an accident or a supernatural intervention. The story aspects are explained in a reasonable way. That makes “The Speckled Band” fit one of the criteria of a detective