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English 254, sec: 003
12 October 2017
The Hound of the Baskervilles: Element of Surprise Arthur Conan Doyle is widely recognized as one of the most thrilling adventure novelists during the Victorian era. Through his use of linear writing style and various literary techniques, Doyle is able to captivate the world with his famous Sherlock Holmes novels. In one of Doyle’s novels, The Hound of the Baskervilles, he is able to instill the sense of adventure for the reader to follow along with the journey of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. I chose to analyze pages 146-150 because I believe this section is the key moment of climax for the novel where the sense of adventure most strongly comes into play. This section is the most exciting …show more content…
One example of the way he uses imagery is when describing the hound: “Fire burst from its mouth, its eyes glowed with a smoldering glare, its muzzle and hackles and dewlap were outlined in flickering flame” (149). Within this sentence we see the image of fire come into play. Doyle's vision for the hound tr anslated across as being a fire-breathing creature with a demonic appearance. As a reader, the image of a fire-breathing monster running towards you is very frightening, but it is what makes the story so captivating. This very section in the novel is successful in translating specific images across to the reader, also getting the feel of adrenaline that comes with …show more content…
Like any well-written mystery, suspense is the main reason people like to read this genre of books because it makes us anticipate the big action scene where most of the adventure takes place. For example," Far away on the path, we saw Sir Henry looking back, his face white in the moonlight, his hands raised in horror, glaring helplessly at the frightful t hing which was hunting him down” (149). The words “glaring helplessly” show that when looking back at the hound, Sir Henry is truly “helpless” and stands no chance against it. Also, “his hands raised in horror" add to the effect as to how truly petrified the character is of the hound hunting him down. At this point, the reader is anticipating Holmes and Watson to save Sir Henry before the hound
English 254, sec: 003
12 October 2017
The Hound of the Baskervilles: Element of Surprise Arthur Conan Doyle is widely recognized as one of the most thrilling adventure novelists during the Victorian era. Through his use of linear writing style and various literary techniques, Doyle is able to captivate the world with his famous Sherlock Holmes novels. In one of Doyle’s novels, The Hound of the Baskervilles, he is able to instill the sense of adventure for the reader to follow along with the journey of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. I chose to analyze pages 146-150 because I believe this section is the key moment of climax for the novel where the sense of adventure most strongly comes into play. This section is the most exciting …show more content…
One example of the way he uses imagery is when describing the hound: “Fire burst from its mouth, its eyes glowed with a smoldering glare, its muzzle and hackles and dewlap were outlined in flickering flame” (149). Within this sentence we see the image of fire come into play. Doyle's vision for the hound tr anslated across as being a fire-breathing creature with a demonic appearance. As a reader, the image of a fire-breathing monster running towards you is very frightening, but it is what makes the story so captivating. This very section in the novel is successful in translating specific images across to the reader, also getting the feel of adrenaline that comes with …show more content…
Like any well-written mystery, suspense is the main reason people like to read this genre of books because it makes us anticipate the big action scene where most of the adventure takes place. For example," Far away on the path, we saw Sir Henry looking back, his face white in the moonlight, his hands raised in horror, glaring helplessly at the frightful t hing which was hunting him down” (149). The words “glaring helplessly” show that when looking back at the hound, Sir Henry is truly “helpless” and stands no chance against it. Also, “his hands raised in horror" add to the effect as to how truly petrified the character is of the hound hunting him down. At this point, the reader is anticipating Holmes and Watson to save Sir Henry before the hound