Hound Of The Baskervilles Character Analysis

Novel Analysis: Hound of the Baskervilles Characters are the most important part of a story. They are the main way an author can portray theme and tell the plot. One the major goals of the reader is to decipher what different characters mean and why the author wrote them to be the way they are. This is no different in Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hounds of the Baskervilles. Doyle does a tremendous job at telling the story through the characters. He creates realistic yet intriguing characters throughout this novel. Jack Stapleton is one of these characters. On the surface, he appears to be a normal and friendly man only interested in being Henry Baskerville’s friend. However, as the novel goes on we discover he is a much deeper character. Jack …show more content…
Holmes was helped out by his focus on science. He stayed true to the details and deducted facts from them. Holmes is clear when he talks about how important science is to the detective process (Clausson 3). This focus on science and logic was monumental in catching Stapleton in his lie. Holmes used the correct plan to catch Stapleton and figure out the truth. He sends Watson in to figure out the details, but he watches from afar. Stapleton had many long running ideas and he was very aware of his surroundings. This is why Holmes had to watch from a distance. If he did not keep his distance, Stapleton would have simply changed plans or delayed them until Holmes was gone. Sherlock Holmes found out everything he had to know that Stapleton was guilty. He used several facts to deduct facts about his past. “My inquiries show beyond all question that the family portrait did not lie, and that this fellow was indeed a Baskerville. He was a son of that Rodger Baskerville, the younger brother of Sir Charles…” (Doyle 106). This showed clear motive because he was next in line to inherit the fortune. To put the nail in the coffin, he allowed Henry Baskerville to be used as bait to draw in the hound. After the hound was dealt with, Holmes went to try to find Stapleton. He found out Stapleton had gone into the Grimpen Mire. This meant sure death for Stapleton (Doyle 107). Stapleton had a huge plan that was working extremely well. He had seduced Laura Lyons and killed Charles Baskerville. Everyone that was around him believed him to be a naturalist only focused on nature. His plan was working well, evidenced by everyone’s ignorance of his true identity. He believed he was already successful with his plans and started to abandon his methodical nature that brought him initial success. He had drawn in Henry Baskerville and no one was there to stop him. He got overly confident and allowed his