Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Holmes' very objective take on things.
Holmes' method of detachment DOES help him a lot in his sleuthing. As a matter of fact, in the story that i just read, which i will be blogging on shortly, Holmes totally loses respect (maybe not respect but a certain amount of trust or loyalty) in Watso because Watson commits the worst atrocity in Holmes' books: he falls in love. (ohhhhhhh! how could he?) And Holmes makes his stand on women very clear: that they are a pretty distraction in the field and subtract one from his impartiality while looking at things. As for the general assertions as to what Holmes' character does for the future of mystery novels as well as incorporating what i've learnt into my Independent Reading question, i'm going to hold off on that till i'm done with all my Holmes' stories for, who knows, maybe Holmes was acting out of character or maybe something happened that isn't in the norm for most of the other stories. I think it's better to get evidence now and make assertions later. Okay, stay tuned for my next feature presentation, blogging on the Holmes story, "THE SIGN OF THE FOUR" - coming to a blog near you, soon!
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Yah, if i had read this before i made my last comment, you're life you have been made easier, and my commnet a bit shorter. Anyway.
I think it's going to be SUPER intersting to see how the relationship between Holmes and Watson grows in the next books. He falls in love....that's going to be good. You gotta tell me about what that does for the plot. Especially if it exposes that Holmes was once in love and now that's why he hates women. Cause that'll be just plain JUICY.
O. and i wanted to ask you, have you ever watched a Sherlock Holmes movie, i don't know if there actually is one, but it might be interesting to see how they develop/imagine Holmes versus how you do.
That's all I have time for, I'll come back on later.
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