From the year Sherlock Holmes was released in 1886, readers pondered for decades on how they fell in love with such a bizarre character. Similar to many, Mr. Holmes has positive and negative traits; however the negative outshine the latter. He has a strange element which represents him and his success which most haven’t solved yet. Hopefully, with the help of this essay, people as stumped as I am could come to an outcome. In the short story “The Red Headed League” written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, he presents Sherlock Holmes with three essential attributes that make him extraordinary; his obvious predominance when enlightening the crime, the undeniable trail of covertness in which he leaves behind, and his cunning angle to each case. Even a rookie could draw to the conclusion that Sherlock Holmes is a haunty human being. After making an expedition to where the main suspect works, Sherlock Holmes arrogantly exclaimed “He is, in my …show more content…
After discussing an important matter with Jabez Wilson, the cases victim Sherlock Holmes arrogantly annotated “I won’t insult your intelligence by telling you how to read that, especially as, rather against the strict rules of your order, you use an arc-and-compass breastpin.” Similar to a psychologist, Mr. Holmes rapidly draws conclusions from what characters look like and his view on their personality. This connects because of his inferencing on peoples traits, he doesn’t truly understand or know their personalities. Casually examining, Sherlock states “Your hands, my dear sir. Your right hand is quite a larger size that your left. You have worked with it, and the muscles are more developed.” In my own opinion, an average person could not spot such a tiny difference even while having a crucial and upsetting conversation. Not only is Mr. Holmes an impeccable detective, but he understands the human body and is well rounded, making him even more cunning and