Story Of The Speckled Band Essay

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Examine the role of Sherlock Holmes as a Detective in the Story Of The
Speckled Band

The creator of the very legendry stories of Sherlock Holmes was Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle. Sir Arthur. As a child he was sent to a harsh, strict and then applied to study medicine. After qualifying, he travelled as a ships doctor, however he had very little success.
Without his career, Conan Doyle had much spare time and decided to write stories as a pass time. These stories he wrote were detective stories with Sherlock Holmes as the main character. Sherlock Holmes had many different skills and abilities. Some of the characteristics he had reflected on the life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This pass time, which became partially of a career for him, …show more content…

Every time Holmes got new information about the problem or Helen Stoner, he became more and more enthusiastic which made Him even keener to solve it. He was very cautious about who he spoke to. To solve the mystery in the best way
Sherlock Holmes could, he examined every possibility there was, very carefully. The story of the Speckled Band was written from Watson’s point of view. I know this because in the story, he included all the dates and times, and spoke about the mystery very precisely and specifically.
Also, he always mentioned what he was doing or thinking at a specific time. At the beginning, as the client came in, Watson, from his point of view thought in the story that “he had no keener pleasure than following Holmes in his professional investigations. Because of this evidence I have found, I know that the story is written from Watson’s point of view.

After concluding the role of Sherlock Holmes as a detective in the story of the Speckled Band, I know that he was one of the most famous detectives in the world, and he bought into the world of detectives different skills and abilities, also, bought his own natural talent and set some very high standards, which detectives these days find

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