The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

the formalist quantitative approach to medicine and the humanistic qualitative narrative. This is “resonant in biomedical ethics where clinical judgment and ethical reasoning often appear inseparable from the particular circumstances of individual cases” . Oftentimes, a clinician and her patient concur together to what is called in the literature the joint construction of narrative. Obviously, in so doing, there is no dismissal of sophisticated quantitative methods to medicine. Narrative…

Books and movies are different, one uses the big screen and the other uses paper, but in movie adaptations, many details are removed, changed, and on occasion, added. The reasons for these iterations are varied and “The Hound of the Baskervilles” novel and the 2002 movie adaptation by David Attwood, are no different to this relation. Events and settings were changed. The novel begins with the two detectives in their office deducing about Dr. Mortimer and his dog, whereas the movie begins with…

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Final Problem”, a short story in his collection The Memoirs of Sherlock Homes, he introduces a character known as Professor James Moriarty. Doyle’s creation of Moriarty was influenced by major criminals, who were known for terrorizing Victorian England such as Adam Worth and Jack the Ripper. Doyle had designed Moriarty to be a criminal mastermind who represents an opposition towards Victorian morality, and made him an “other” of Victorian England’s society.…

crime(s) he/she has committed.” Many believe “Criminal psychological profiling is one of the most innovative techniques available to the criminal investigator.” “Sherlock Holmes solved his cases by attention to detail, utilization of a wide range of knowledge, and a keen understanding of the workings of the human mind.” What Sherlock Holmes did is fundamentally what enforcement departments do in order to gain an understanding of how criminals think. “… This procedure [enables] law enforcement…

poor candidate for any investigative career. Additionally, I have not met anyone with this skill. The only person I can think of that has a high-degree of observational skill like Cordelia, is the fictional character Sherlock in the world-renowned mystery novel series, Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan…

Hound of the Baskervilles book vs. movie Directly from 221B Baker Street in London, England comes Sherlock Homes, a world famous detective who, with his partner Dr. John Watson, tackles many mystery cases. One case the duo tackles is The Hound of the Baskervilles. It was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and became so popular, a film directed by David Attwood appeared in 2002 under the same name. . The two works of art tell the same exact story, but the movie differs vastly in the plot,…

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…

river crossed my path As unexpected as a serpent comes.” He describes the unexpected river as sneaky snake coming to make matter worst for the adventure. He crosses the river and journey is halfway complete, he then spots a black bird. Just as in the book Rime of The Ancient Mariner the bird was symbol of luck and hope just when…

of the fictional detective has remained constant. Detectives like Sherlock Holmes can be classified as arrogant, educated, European, males who use their wit to solve crimes and often do not align themselves with the authorities. Even in modern times, detective fiction is still dominated by males. With an abundance of detectives like Batman, Monk and Columbo, female detectives aren’t represented as often. In her book, In her book The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side Agatha Christie provides an…

Ways of Knowing How do we know what we know? This is the main theme of the book, Ways of Knowing. This book can almost be seen as a toolbox for Social and Political Scientists, giving them different tools to help with research. Not every research requires the same tools. The book is divided in two sections, the naturalist method and the constructivist method. The first section discuss the history and application of the naturalist method. The historical portion of this section discusses…