Prior to this class I have really had no experience with any
type of Sherlock Holmes stories, I’ve seen bits and pieces of the Robert Downey
Jr. movies but never the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle writings. One of my favorite
things about the Sir Arthur writings are how they are all relatively short
stories but are still very entertaining and intriguing to read. It reads so
much better than an ordinary chapter book, or even plays for that matter.
Almost the entire story line is changed every 60 or so pages which keeps everything
fresh and the reader engaged the entire time.
The character of Sherlock is someone that makes these
stories so enjoyable, he isn’t someone that goes by the books by any means, and
is someone who always has trouble following him. Holmes is very very much an
introvert always trying to avoid companionship and never goes out of his way to
talk to people, even when they are in his way he still doesn’t want to be near
them. There is really only one person, besides Watson, that Sherlock cares
about and that is Irene Adler. She is able to connect with Sherlock because she
is near the same intelligent level, if not smarter, than Sherlock. He tries to
avoid all contact with people unrelated to his case and only speaks to them
when absolutely necessary, avoiding small talk.
Holmes is such a strange person, being extremely smart and a
master in a bunch of different subjects (boxing, swordplay, chemistry, anatomy
and literature). He also likes to disguise himself a lot, as well as act like
he is sick or injured, just to try and catch the criminal. You just know that
he will try and pull out all the stops trying to find his crook. There is
nothing that Holmes wouldn’t do to try and catch someone, I mean he really doesn’t
have many boundaries to start with, and is extremely determined. There is
really never much of a dull moment with Holmes, either it is strangely awkward
with his semi-narcissistic nature, or looking at every specific detail in a
room, down to the color of the nails on the floor, you seem as you are always
pulled into the story in some way.
Sherlock Homes is definitely someone who would do just about anything to succeed in his cases. And if you are going to sneak your way into places with people around, dressing and acting the parts is a good combinations to achieving that. Though Sherlock does seem to be overly eager to dress and act to impress himself. Plus even though he does seem to avoid casual conversations with others, including one of his closest companions Watson, I think he does appreciate them in his own way.
ReplyDeleteI never really thought about the whole story line changing every story until you mentioned it. Sometimes it makes the story a little hard to follow but I agree that it keeps everything fresh!
ReplyDeleteI agree that the story line changes which means that if you don't like one story there could be a different one that your interested in. I would consider Watson a very close friend of Holmes. The fact that Holmes is always active and never stagnant makes it the most interesting because there is always something going on.
ReplyDeleteSherlock Holmes the person is freakin cool. I always thought it was hilarious and awesome how he is a master at everything like swordplay and chemistry etc.
ReplyDelete