Essay on The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

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Essay on The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

We’ve been reading short stories from Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Pick one of the following options for your essay:

1.   What is Sherlock Holmes’ attitude towards Irene Adler, profiled in “A Scandal in  Bohemia”? Based on the story as a whole (and other stories), why do you think he feels this way? In your interpretation of a story, you will use passages of the book itself to support key assertions.

2.   After the confession of Mr. John Turner in “The Boscombe Valley Mystery,” why  does Holmes say, “There, but for the grace of God, goes Sherlock Holmes”? Based on your own experiences and readings, do you think he has a good point?

3.   In “The Speckled Band,” when Holmes searches the room of Dr. Grimesby Roylott,  he says, “[I]t is a wicked world.” What specifically is he referring to? Based on your own experience and your readings, do you think he’s right about the world?

4.   In what way does Holmes deal with the thief in “The Blue Carbuncle”?  Based on your own experiences and your readings, do you think this is appropriate?

5.   In “The Beryl Coronet,” Alexander Holder discusses his son, Arthur, and his wife’s death.  In what way has Alexander Holder raised up Arthur?  Based on your own experiences and your readings, do you think the father has been wise in the way he brought up his son?

Make sure you take on the stories themselves and not any film or television version. This is argument: you’ll need to have a thesis and 2 or 3 developed paragraphs that support that thesis. You can use this outline:

I. Introduction

A.  Note the story’s title and author

B.  Directed summary

C.  Your thesis

II. Body Paragraph A

III. Body Paragraph B

(IV. Body Paragraph C)

V. Conclusion

√ Length: The essay should be 750-850 words (about 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 pages), a modest paper. √ Format: Use the MLA format, with a 12-point “Times” font.

√ Workshop: Come to class for a workshop on Thursday, May 30. Be sure to be on time and have 3 paper copies of your essay, typed in the MLA format.  You’ll get peer feedback on your essay.  Having a first draft is a part of your final grade.

√ Due Date: The essay will be turned in twice.

The paper copy of the final draft is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, June 4.

Be sure to staple (a) one copy of your first draft and (b) the three workshop evaluation

sheets from your peers onto the back of your final draft.  The final draft should be on top- -the top paper will get the grade.

The online Canvas copy is due before class begins on June 4. Late online submissions and late paper copies will have 5-10 points deducted.  Paper and/or online submissions after 11 AM on June 6 will receive no credit.