Hi-Yo, Silver! There is always a reason why certain things are placed in certain places. Whether it is evidence, or simply, symbols sneaked into the plot of a story. Doyle was the kind of detective novelist to hide evidence in symbols within his writings. For “Silver Blaze”, the title already gave away one of the biggest clues to solving the mystery. Silver Blaze was the name of a horse, which can be characterized as an animal. From a regular farm animal to a house pet, to a pure-breed racehorse, Doyle centered the story on the idea that animals can speak louder than words. In the beginning, there was already someone in custody for the kidnapping and murder of Straker, however, Holmes did not believe him to be the culprit. Although, there was clearly other evidence backing up Simpson's story, animals are the main symbol present in the text, because Sherlock Holmes based his whole theory on the lameness of sheep, and the dog’s failure to bark. As an illustration, Holmes began this adventure by explaining his in-depth knowledge of the case before even stepping foot, in Dartmoor. Already the reader is given the sense that there was more to this case than just Simpson being in the wrong place, at the wrong time. The evidence against Simpson was, “having …show more content…
Animals do speaker louder than words. The dog did not bark at the man who entered the stable. If it were truly Simpson who stole the horse, the dog would have barked and attacked the man in self-defense, as it was trained to do so, however, did the opposite. Holmes recognized this as the biggest clue for the story. The dog knew who the person was, and Holmes was told by Strakers wife that he intended to go out and ‘check’ on his horse, and he had not returned. Speaking about this, Doyle being the sneaky writer as he was, his clue about the dog not barking during the night relates to his novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. Doyle