Holme Watson's Perspective

In this essay you will read about Watson’s perspective. This essay will also include how the author developed Watson’s perspective in each passage. Watson has two different perspectives towards Holme’s through the passages, “Sherlock Holmes and the Blue Carbuncle” and “How Watson Learned the Trick.”

In passage one, “Sherlock Holmes and the Blue Carbuncle”, Watson thinks very highly of Holmes. He’s shocked how Holme’s is managing to know all this just by looking at an object. In the passage, it states,

“HOLMES: The traces of sweat inside it indicate that the wearer perspires a lot, so he must be out of shape. And these bits of gray hair - from a recent haircut - tell us that he is a gentleman of some age.

WATSON: You do have an answer to everything.” This evidence shows how Watson is impressed with Holmes and thinks very highly of him. Watson believes Holmes does have an answer to everything because of his way of investigating and predicting. The next piece of evidence states,

“WATSON: How will you find the owner of the hat? There must be dozens of Henry Bakers in London.

HOLMES: You know my methods,

Watson. I shall begin by studying the object.”
This evidence proves how Watson is already known with how well Holmes predicts things. When Holmes stated that Watson knew his methods, that showed how Watson pays close attention to Holmes when he predicts and investigates certain things. This also showed that Watson thinks very highly of Holmes. He thinks Holmes is smart and is one of the best detectives there is.
In passage two, “How Watson Learned the Trick” his perspective changes towards Holmes because he starts to believe hes faking all this and that it's just a trick. In the text it says,
“WATSON: I have no doubt that I could find other points, Holmes, but I only give you these few, in order to show you that there are other people in the world who can be as clever as you.
HOLMES: And some not so clever, I admit that they are few, but i am afraid, my dear Watson, that I must count you among them.” This evidence shows how Watson believed he knew what he was doing when really he was being tricked by Holmes. Holmes knew that Watson wasn’t right and when he started to make predictions about Holmes, it showed that Holmes was “ surprised and impressed.” After Holmes corrected Watson about his assumptions, Watsons reaction is that he's very surprised about Holmes. He no longer thinks highly of him, he think that he's a liar and someone who misleads people. According to the text,
“ WATSON: You mean I was mistaken.
HOLMES: Just a little that way, I fear.

Let us take the points in their order: I did not shave because I have sent my razor to be sharpened. I put on my coat because I have, worst luck, an early meeting with my dentist. His name is Barlow , and the letter was to confirm this appointment. The cricket page is beside the financial one, and I turned to it to find Surrey was holding its own against Kent. But go on, Watson, go on! It’s a very superficial trick, and no doubt you will soon acquire it.” This evidence proves that Holmes doesn't quite appreciate Watson and his “theory.” This leaves Watson with the final impression of Holmes to be somewhat aggravated. His perspective of Holmes is that he thinks he's better than everyone else because he knows this trick. He doesn't fully accept Holmes and his way of predicting because he feels like he's lying to the

people.
The reader was supposed to acknowledge the difference of perspective toward Holmes that Watson has. While the first passage, “Sherlock Holmes and the Blue Carbuncle” showed that Watson had a bright, positive perspective towards Holmes and his trick to predicting things. The second passage, “ How Watson Learned the Trick “ showed a negative, not so impressed perspective toward Holmes.