An examination of how Sherlock Holmes abilities and techniques, :: English Literature

An examination of how private detective Holmes abilities and techniques,allied to his in-person characteristics, enable him to solve crimesThere are many grounds to explain why private detective Holmes is hotshot of theworlds most famous fictional detectives. However, the main reason forthis is that not only are the stories complex, but the actualcharacter of intelligence agent Holmes has extreme depth, with some subtleelements of his character only becoming unmingled when he is in certainsituations. This is why Sherlock Holmes is one of the most, if not themost interesting fictional characters to study.One of Holmes most famous master copy characteristics is his powerof observation. An example of this is where Holmes is examining a roomWhy, its a dummyit is level(p) to a hook (The Speckled Band). Thisis a very unlikely affaire for a normal person to observe but not forSherlock HolmesHowever, Holmes powers of observation would be worth nothing withouthis excellent reasoning and implication abilities. An example of this isconnected to the quote above (from The Speckled Band). After Holmes discovered that the bell pull (rope) was a dummy, and taking intoaccount only facts that may be considered, by lesser men,insignificant he solved the closed book of a womans death. It wouldcrawl down the rope.... sooner or deeplyr she moldiness fall victim (TheSpeckled Band).It is by Holmes use of reasoning and consequence that one of his mostfamous personal characteristics also comes to light. This is hischaracteristic of do people around him feel beneath him, in otherwords, Holmes has a high level of self-esteem. He astounds people withhis intelligence. He pretends that he does not mean to do this I donot wish to suffer a mystery (A Scandal in Bohemia). There is but onecase that I have come across in which Sherlock Holmes is outwitted bysomeone, and when he realises that he has been outwitted, he is amazedHolmes staggered back, white with shame and surprise ( A Scandal inBohemia). He is eespecial(a)ly amazed that it is a woman that hasoutwitted him. This has some, but only a slight, effect on his deprecative characteristic He used to make merry over the acumenof women, but I have not heard him do it of late (A Scandal inBohemia).Holmes has a great store of knowledge that he has acquired over manyyears at his disposal, and this helps him greatly in his cases myspecial knowledge of tobacco ashes enabled me to pronounce as anIndian cigar (The Boscombe Valley Mystery). This up to now again provesjust how intelligent Sherlock Holmes is.