Holme Watson's Perspective

In this essay you will read about Watson’s perspective. This essay will also include how the author developed Watson’s perspective in each passage. Watson has two different perspectives towards Holme’s through the passages, “Sherlock Holmes and the Blue Carbuncle” and “How Watson Learned the Trick.” In passage one, “Sherlock Holmes and the Blue Carbuncle”, Watson thinks very highly of Holmes. He’s shocked how Holme’s is managing to know all this just by looking at an object. In the passage, it states, “HOLMES: The traces of sweat inside it indicate that the wearer perspires a lot, so he must be out of shape. And these bits of gray hair - from a recent haircut - tell us that he is a gentleman of some age.

WATSON: You do have an answer to everything.” This evidence shows how Watson is impressed with Holmes and thinks very highly of him. Watson believes Holmes does have an answer to everything because of his way of investigating and predicting. The next piece of evidence states,

“WATSON: How will you find the owner of the hat? There must be dozens of Henry Bakers in London.

HOLMES: You know my methods,

Let us take the points in their order: I did not shave because I have sent my razor to be sharpened. I put on my coat because I have, worst luck, an early meeting with my dentist. His name is Barlow , and the letter was to confirm this appointment. The cricket page is beside the financial one, and I turned to it to find Surrey was holding its own against Kent. But go on, Watson, go on! It’s a very superficial trick, and no doubt you will soon acquire it.” This evidence proves that Holmes doesn't quite appreciate Watson and his “theory.” This leaves Watson with the final impression of Holmes to be somewhat aggravated. His perspective of Holmes is that he thinks he's better than everyone else because he knows this trick. He doesn't fully accept Holmes and his way of predicting because he feels like he's lying to the