John Watson

normally with the people around him. His sidekick John Watson as in the books is a war veteran and as they meet the first day, he is astonished by the deducting capabilities of the young Sherlock Holmes, and they agree…

“Elementary, my dear Watson.” Sherlock Holmes’s famous catchphrase is still widely recognized throughout modern society. Much to his own surprise, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle became one of the most famed authors in the field of crime fiction after the creation of British private detective Sherlock Holmes and his associate Dr. John Watson. Even though the novels and short stories were published during the late 1800’s, people today still consider Holmes the most well-known detective of all time. The…

imaginable. Rather than play innocent about these dynamics, “Sherlock” mines them heavily, for humor and frisson. Yet for all the “Wait, are they actually gay?” gags, the show is admirably committed to something more serious: the notion of Sherlock/Watson as both True Detective and True…

School John Broadus Watson Emma and John Watson gave birth to John Broadus Watson in 1878. John was born in Greenville, South Carolina into a poor family (Cohan). His mother, Emma was a faith going, Bible believing woman (PBS). His father John was, who he was closer with was the complete opposite, he loved to have affairs on Emma and he drank excessively and he eventually left them in 1891. John married Mary Ikes whom he met at the University of Chicago while attending. Mary and John had…

Inspector Peterson, noticed a man attacking a young gentleman wearing a hat and holding a goose. After the incident, all that was left behind was a goose with a note that stated ‘to Mrs. Henry Baker’ and a hat with the initials ‘H.B’ Just as John Watson, Holmes’ associate, and Holmes were discussing the story, Inspector Peterson rushed into the scene with shock, explaining he had found a bright blue…

Crime fiction television shows from different countries portray the contrasting values and cultural ideologies societies of differing nations possess. A nation’s context greatly influences the crime fiction programs that it creates; current events occurring within a country and the contemporary issues that they deal with all shape the shows they produce. The American drama “Breaking Bad”, England’s “Sherlock Holmes” as well as the Australian show “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries”, all demonstrate…

In its most basic form, sight can be defined as the “perception of objects by use of the eyes.” When taken literally, sight is just that—physically seeing something with your eyes. While sight can indeed be taken literally, it can also encompass much more than simply “seeing” something. This distinction between the literal definition of sight and a deeper sense of sight can be found in the comparison between Sophocles’s Greek tragedy, Oedipus the King, and Sir Author Conan Doyle’s short story,…

(or, simply put, ASPD). A lack of guilt and remorse, difficulty maintaining relationships with others and a shortage of empathy are just a few of the symptoms he displays. It's a wonder John Watson was able to stick by him. Nevertheless, Sherlock ever so slowly is able to create and maintain a friendship with John (even when caring for people is not one a priority) gives way to endless character development. Ultimately, something that was not given to readers in The Final Problem. It is much…

progression of events and their inevitable shock factor. The audience is forced to first see the beloved main character fall to his death in order to save the lives of those close to him, then die in the arms of his best friend John Watson, and finally cut to a scene of Watson visiting Sherlock’s grave …only then to have Sherlock reappear out of sight from the other characters, alive and well, watching the aftermath that his death has caused (www.pbs.org). This particular plot device follows…

It was but a few years back when I met Sherlock Holmes. In our eighth grade year he was new to my school, he moved from Cambridge to Westminster, here, due to a change of his father's employer. I remember when I first saw Sherlock, his piercing blue eyes, high and prominent cheekbones, and his stiff, upright posture, he stood out so much as he still does. He walked into my homeroom on the first day of school, his unique looks distracting everyone from their conversations. Even with all eyes on…