Brian Doyle-Murray

“A Scandal in Bohemia” and “The Speckled Band” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are both narrated by Dr. Watson. Throughout the stories, Watson explains what is going on and what Holmes has discovered. However, Conan Doyle also uses Watson as a foil character to Sherlock. The things Watson describes are things most people would also see, yet what Sherlock tells him are things only Sherlock has the skills to observe and piece together. This is important because by seeing the events or people first…

Does having a sexuality preference really affect the telling of the story? In Sherlock original story, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, shows that Sherlock Holmes has no affection towards woman or men and he doesn’t see himself in a relationship. The only affection he shows to have is towards Mrs. Hudson. However, In the BBC TV series Sherlock does appear to have little emotions towards a woman, Irene Adler, at the end of A Scandal in Bohemia. The viewers and/or readers can see that even though…

The book A Scandal in Bohemia by Arthur Conan Doyle and the book The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe both present cases where the lead detectives must procure a lost or stolen item. Although both authors use almost congruent plots, characters and situations to expose readers to great tales of ratiocination, the contrast in the characters’ behavior, the fluctuation in plots and the slight difference in situations lead to Doyle’s A Scandal in Bohemia to be a more thought provoking and cultural…

despite appearing in just one history, and is generally used as being a romantic curiosity for Holmes throughout derivative functions, though within the story it is made apparent that Holmes is only impressed by means of her ingenuity and intelligence (Doyle). I have seldom heard of her under any other name. In his or her eyes your lover eclipses and predominates the complete value of her sex. It was not that they felt just about any emotion…

From "The Red-Headed League" by Arthur Doyle is a short story of Sherlock Holmes investigates a case about the Red-Headed League. The story starts out with a man name Jabez Wilson a pawnbroker comes to Holmes for help about his previous job with the Red-Headed League. Wilson lives with his young assistance name Vincent Spaulding that introduced him to the job with the only requirement is to have red hair. After gotten the job Wilson had to report to Mr. Duncan Ross each day at the Red-Headed…

Figurative Language: Irony- The City of Ember In The City of Ember, irony occurs all throughout the novel. One such instance is when Lina and Doon discover the mayor’s secret storeroom in the Pipeworks: “‘The mayor has a secret treasure room in the Pipeworks’” (158). Doon had been curious and wondered if this room he found deep within the Pipeworks might be a way out and brought Lina with him to investigate. Shocked when Lina remembers the message she had given to the mayor from Looper, the…

Harry Hole In The Snowman, by Jo Nesbo, Harry Hole, a detective that takes his job unbelievably seriously not only for himself , but for others benefit, brings him into dangerous tasks he needs to solve. His job has become the basis of his life and he is very confident with the skills he has acquired. It is the thing that provides him with a purpose. Everyday on the job was to his full potential. If he let down others he was failing himself even more than anything else. Harry’s life is lonely…

n both the book Sherlock Holmes The Hound of Baskervilles and the movie The Hounds of Baskerville there was a use of science throughout both. Throughout both there were hints of contrasts and similarities which helped portray the same legends in two different styles. There were four main contrasts and similarities throughout the two. First was how the differences of the H.O.U.N.D. in both, the second was contrast between the car light and candle scene, the third was the difference between the…

There are several types of mystery genres, two specific examples are cozies and detectives. Cozies tend to be stories that have more detail and make readers feel invited, they detectives contain a softer tone. In contrast, detective has a more informative tone. Although these two genres are vastly different, they also contain several similarities. Specifically, “The Blue Geranium”, a cozies story and “A Scandal in Bohemia”, a detective story, have several differences. Most people wouldn't think…

the wild animals. Let me start with introducing the characters. Brian Robeson, a 13-year-old boy,…