I woke up at seven thirty in the morning because Sherlock thought it was a brilliant idea. While this was unusual, I tried to hide my confusion. My facial cues failed me and Sherlock spilled the news. He claimed that there was a dame awaiting our services. Sherlock was able to subdue her, but she needed more help than a soft spoken newsie. Sherlock proceeded to dissect her and noted that not any doll runs around these corrupt streets looking for trouble if she isn’t in trouble herself. Sherlock kindly asked if I would like to join his ventures and I accepted.
I like Sherlock. His keen application of deduction and intuition allows him to piece the crime faster than a moving picture. My fascination on his techniques are reminiscent to an infant’s interest in a deck of Luckies. I got out …show more content…
The prompt was flexible and the freedom of rewriting “The Adventures of the Speckled Band” was exciting. However, once I got to actually rewriting, the process involved a lot more creative writing than I initially realized. I had trouble actually sounding like Chandler because the essay still had my style of writing. It did not help that the short story took place in the late 1890’s because the slang within the two stories were also very different. I resorted to writing the essay, initially, in my style. Then, I went back and examined all the potential places where I could insert a Chandler’s twist to it. For example, Chandler creates character’s backstory that are short and relevant. I gave Watson arrogant attitude to show that Helen’s complete life story was not relevant. Also, I initially described Helen’s face as tired and worn. I decided to put a self-deprecating approach and describe her face as worn as Watson’s cheap suit. When my writing seems a bit boring, I inserted a hyperbole to help emulate the rich content that Chandler offers such as scared elephant in the water to show Helen being taken
I like Sherlock. His keen application of deduction and intuition allows him to piece the crime faster than a moving picture. My fascination on his techniques are reminiscent to an infant’s interest in a deck of Luckies. I got out …show more content…
The prompt was flexible and the freedom of rewriting “The Adventures of the Speckled Band” was exciting. However, once I got to actually rewriting, the process involved a lot more creative writing than I initially realized. I had trouble actually sounding like Chandler because the essay still had my style of writing. It did not help that the short story took place in the late 1890’s because the slang within the two stories were also very different. I resorted to writing the essay, initially, in my style. Then, I went back and examined all the potential places where I could insert a Chandler’s twist to it. For example, Chandler creates character’s backstory that are short and relevant. I gave Watson arrogant attitude to show that Helen’s complete life story was not relevant. Also, I initially described Helen’s face as tired and worn. I decided to put a self-deprecating approach and describe her face as worn as Watson’s cheap suit. When my writing seems a bit boring, I inserted a hyperbole to help emulate the rich content that Chandler offers such as scared elephant in the water to show Helen being taken