Authors use many literary devices and tools to keep readers absorbed in their fascinating adventures. In The Hounds of the Baskervilles, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle uses mistaken identity to maintain interest. What is the purpose of these smoke screens of mystery? Mistaken identity could be anything from picking up the wrong name tag to arresting the wrong suspect. The function of mistaken identity in The Hounds of the Baskervilles is not only to keep readers engaged but to introduce something new; a character or a possible motive. Straight from the beginning of the book, we see Sherlock and Watson experiment with their deductive skills. Sherlock has Watson address his initial interpretation of the clues that have been left for the duo. “I think, Dr. Mortimer is a successful elderly medical man, well-esteemed, since those who know him gave him this mark of their appreciation” (Conan Doyle 2). Holmes states that Dr. Watson let some observations slip his view. “I am afraid my dear Watson, that most of your conclusions were erroneous”(Conan Doyle 3). Holmes then adds on what he has seen.”I would suggest, for example, that a presentation to a doctor is more likely to come from a hospital than from a hunt, and that when the initials ‘C C’ are placed before that hospital the words ‘Charing Cross’ very naturally suggest themselves”. Holmes and Watson alternate, taking turns explaining their thoughts. Watson goes and grabs a medical book off of his shelf and begins reading
David Marrella 3/18/2017 Anth 0833 Prof. Hilary Symes Understanding Africville The community of Africville is a neighborhood located in Halifax that saw much oppression during the mid 1960’s ultimately leading to it’s destruction and relocation of residents. Jennifer Nelson, author of “Panthers or Thieves”: Racialized Knowledge and the Regulation of Africville, claims in her essay that racial inferiority, criminality, and social deviance of the poor, was used to illustrate the community as a slum in need of removal (Nelson 2011:121). Tina Loo, in her work, “Africville and the Dynamics of State Power in Postwar Canada” also provides her analysis of Africville.
“Never say goodbye because saying goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.” - Peter Pan “Goodbye may seem forever. Farewell is like the end but in my heart 's a memory and there you 'll always be.” - “The Fox and the Hound” - Richard Rich and Jeffrey C. Patch If we live enough and keep a sad way of seeing life we could say life is tragically short. But most forget to remember with death comes life, with life comes death.
1940 in America brought us Bugs Bunny in “A Wild Hare,” president Franklin Delano Roosevelt for a third term, the discovery of Stone Age paintings, and And Then There Were None. Over the Atlantic in Victorian England circa 1902, Lord Salisbury retired from being Prime Minister, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandria were coronated, the Olympic Games were held, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published The Hound of the Baskervilles. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie and The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are two top examples of mystery thrillers.
However, when Larson writes about Holmes, he describes him in short sentences. He claims Holmes is “twenty-six years old… Five feet, eight inches; weigh[ing] only 155 pounds” (35). Through a brief, precise description and bland adjectives, readers view Holmes as a cold and remote person. When remembering Holmes’s murders, Larson writes that Holmes “removed [his] apron and rolled down his sleeves… He stoppered the chloroform, found fresh cloth, and walked down the hall to Pearl’s room” (148, 149).
To Kill a Mockingbird On a rainy day, a man at the bus stop asks for change. The two choices are walking past him avoiding eye contact, or giving him the change with a smile. Before even talking to this man, one may have already made the assumption that he is homeless or a drug addict wanting to buy his next high. But assumptions cannot accurately explain who he is or why he needs money.
“In the old days you could tell who was home by seeing if the lights were on; now you knew who was home by seeing who had their lights off. The televisions were small and the pictures were in black and white and you needed to turn off the light to get a good picture.” (Bradbury xiii) When televisions were invented they were the next big thing, and people were never off of it so books became more and more unpopular and the government eventually banned books and if you read a book, a piece of machinery called ‘The Hound” would alert the fireman and if the person ran away the hound would chase after them and kill them. The government was basically controlling them because they would monitor what television shows were on and the hound was something
Jenna Ball Mrs. Nienstedt Civics 9 9 February 2018 Lord of the Flies Essay Franklin D. Roosevelt once stated, “The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a president and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country” (Brainy Quotes). The concept of authority being ruled by its followers, giving it power is highly depicted in the film Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Stranded on an island, a party of boys go back and forth between two rulers, each wanting power over the other. Roosevelt 's statement of how giving power to authority is a necessity is demonstrated throughout the film.
“The Adventure of the Speckled Band” Argumentative Essay In “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Dr. Roylott was bitten by the swamp adder, forcing Sherlock Holmes to feel guilty. For numerous reasons, Sherlock Holmes could not have been directly responsible for Dr. Roylott’s death. In the beginning, Sherlock Holmes was paid to protect Helen, along with himself.
When comparing stories the reader may point out revelations about human nature. The two awesome stories, Lord of the Flies and The Most Dangerous Gameshow a motif of being trapped, and they show that being nice can be taken for granted. Lord of the Flies and The Most Dangerous Gameprove that people can behave like animals when it comes to survival. There are several different simalarities for the two trapped stories Lord of the Flies and Most Dangerous Game; however, the most significant would be the setting of the stories. For example when Golding was explaining what the island looked like.
Holmes and Watson’s antagonist in the novel is the logic aspect of the case. For example, Holmes says “Of course, if...we are dealing with forces outside the ordinary laws of Nature, there is an end to our investigation. But we are bound to exhaust all other hypotheses before falling back to this one.” Also, in the novel, the logical solution and evidence is explained in further detail, for Holmes gives “a sketch of the course of events from memory” in the resolution. There are many subplots in the novel, such as Seldon’s escape, Sir Henry and Mrs. Stapleton, and Sir Charles Baskerville and Laura Lyons, which answered many questions about the case and evidence against Stapleton.
The Hound of the Baskervilles is a classic mystery novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that was written in 1901. The same story is retold in The Hound of the Baskervilles movie, directed by David Attwood in 2002, with different details that changes the storyline. The Hound of the Baskervilles movie is a prime example of how certain details can differentiate the movie from the book. The novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had examined the story as a way to portray the life he had lived in, the English Victorian era. The movie, on the other hand, was to appeal to a modern and larger audience, thus changing the story to further entertain the audience.
Watson initially investigated the interior elements of the Roylott estates of Stoke Moran. In order to resolve the mystery, Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes spent the night in Julia’s bedroom. Since this falling action event was an important part in solving the mystery, it was a conflict between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Grimesby Roylott. As Sherlock Holmes was a dedicated detective in solving the case, Dr. Roylott did not want to be caught; consequently, he would have done anything possible to ensure that he was not proven guilty for his criminal actions. In the middle of the night, Holmes and Watson were disturbed by a dangerous creature coming through the ventilator.
“Your parents… have perished in a terrible fire.” This very same fire also destroyed Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire’s home, leaving them with absolutely nothing - other than the infamous Baudelaire fortune that Violet is to collect when she turns eighteen years of age. Mr. Poe, a family friend, tells the children that he needs to take them to their closest-living relative, not on the family tree, but literally the closest-living relative (within the city, to be exact). The Baudelaires have never even heard of Count Olaf, but he turns out to be an unprincipled and downright evil man who tries to steal their inheritance. Lemony Snicket’s unforgettable novel includes darkness, humor, and irony as Violet, Klaus, and Sunny try to escape from
Dr. Watson is an assistant to Sherlock Holmes because Sherlock told Watson to bring a gun to the cellar of the bank just in case. The other thing is that Watson can’t spot clues just as fast like Sherlock. Most of the time Watson does not really know what is going on sometimes; Sherlock usually tells him most of the time. Is when he asks Sherlock about Mr. Wilson if it was a mystery and told Sherlock how you spotted
conforms to and frustrates what we traditionally expect from the genre. Poe shaped the genre of detective fiction - although he preferred to call them “tales of ratiocination” - after introducing Detective C. Auguste Dupin. Dupin analyses unsolved mysteries and uses his advanced cognitive ability to deduce information to solve cases; thus, a new genre was born. To describe how Poe’s short stories both comply with the general expectations of detective fiction and how they defy them, I plan to examine The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Purloined Letter.