1. The main character of this novel was the narrator, Dr. Watson. He is Sherlock Holmes assistant in many of his cases. During this certain case Dr. Watson is put to work in going back to the Baskerville estate upon the moor with Sir Henry Baskerville. He is the main investigator and reports back to Holmes with all the information he has learned. He is very intelligent but leaves the developing theories job to Holmes. Another important character in this novel is Sir Henry Baskerville, the nephew of Sir Charles who died under unusual circumstances. If the story was in his point of view, he could have seen more of his thoughts and opinions about the case. However, there would have been less of what Dr. Watson believed and the actions he took throughout the story.
2. Throughout the book, many things are eventually proven different than what was previously thought. The theme for this book is things are not always as they seem. For example, at first people believed that Sir Charles died of heart failure, while still true, something led him to his heart failing which was the scare of the hound. Also, at first many people assumed that the hound was a supernatural creature killing the Baskervilles. After more investigation that assumption was
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One of the biggest decisions that was in the book, was Sherlock Holmes’ decision on how to keep Sir Henry safe and catch Mr. Stapleton for the crimes he had committed. Without proof he could not arrest him and take him to court. This led Holmes to give Mr. Stapleton the perfect opportunity to try to kill Sir Henry while Holmes could catch him and save Sir Henry. He gave Mr. Stapleton the impression that he and Watson would be in London, and Sir Henry was going to walk home alone through the moor. However, Holmes, Watson and Lestrade sat near by ready to spring into action as soon as something happened. Luckily this decision paid off, because they saved Sir Henry, helped Mrs. Stapleton, and Mr. Stapleton died trying to