Thomas J. Watson

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…

In the novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, author Mark Haddon tells the tale of a young Christopher Boone, and his journey to uncover the mystery of who killed his neighbor’s dog, Wellington. Christopher narrates this story in a unique way, giving readers a glimpse into the mind of a fifteen year-old boy who has Asperger’s Syndrome, a type of autistic disorder. Christopher uses unconventional quirks, such as his excellence in mathematics, his keen photographic memory, and…

Rational: The Curious of the dog in the night-time is a novel written by Mark Haddon. This book, published in 2003. The main character is Christopher, who has a mental problem suffering from Asperger’s Syndrome. I am going to write a day, Christopher’s diary when he finds out his favorite teacher (Siobhan) has left and she sends a letter to him. I will start a Christopher’s diary with a quite good day and when he receives a letter, which the color of this letter is his favorite. Then I’ll show…

realistic and closer to the Victorians. Doyle choose cocaine to accomplish this purpose as Doyle was also alcoholic and his father was a drug addict. The novel opens with a surprising scene to some readers. Holmes is injecting himself with cocaine, Dr. Watson is a little concerned about Holmes health. Holmes takes cocaine occasionally only to stimulate his brain when he has no case to solve in his hand so we cannot consider him a drug addict. Accurate dosage of drugs showed that Victorians were…

one of the greatest authors in the mystery genre, the father of the detective story, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Hound of the Baskervilles, one of his best works, was written in 1902. It is in the perspective of Dr. Watson, who is working along with Mr. Sherlock Holmes to try and solve the murder of Sir Charles Baskerville. However, in 2002, one hundred years later, David Atwood directed a BBC adaptation of this great work of mystery.The spinoff of the one…

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…

The Imitation Game and mathematician stereotypes The Imitation Game was produced in 2014 and was directed by Morten Tyldum. It was set during the Second World War and it was based on a true story of Alan Turing, the genius mathematician that cracked Nazi codes, including Enigma, which was thought to be unbreakable. Turing loved codes and ciphers, which is a very hard category to enjoy and understand. The movie depicted Turing as mentally ill, having no sense of humor, and being disrespectful,…

Band”, and “Silver Blaze”. In the short story “A Study in Scarlet”, Watson first meets Sherlock Holmes and is surprised because Sherlock knows Watson has been to Afghanistan. This shows how observant Holmes can be since he never met Watson before, but he easily knew facts about him. Another example of Holmes…

Hound of the Baskervilles: Movie vs. Book The Hound of the Baskervilles, written by Sir Conan Doyle, has a movie adaptation. The Hound of the Baskervilles is a thrilling movie adaptation to the book. The Hound of the Baskervilles is about how Sherlock Holmes solves the mystery of the hound that haunts the Baskerville family. It is one of the most famous and celebrated works Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ever wrote. Although movies are supposed to be very similar to the book, in this case they are…

the inexplicable case of a woman's death. This story took place in early April during 1883 at the Roylott Stoke Moran Manor. Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Helen Stoner, and Dr. Grimesby Roylott were implicated in this situation. A perceptive detective known as Sherlock Holmes agreed to solve the case with the assistance of his loyal partner, Dr. Watson. A sorrowful woman, Helen Stoner, escaped the Roylott Stoke Moran Manor from her aggressive stepfather, Dr. Grimesby Roylott, hoping to seek…