Most humans need companionship and understanding and this isn’t shown more clearly than in the character of Dr. Watson from the short story The Adventure of The Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Since Watson is motivated by his desire to have a partner and his decision to follow Holmes creates a better bond between them. When someone is alone, most of the time they will search for someone to be friends with or at least someone to talk to.The character of Dr. Watson is a former war veteran who is in need of companionship on the cold, dark streets of London. Watson, being in a war, is used to having people in his life and above all having someone to talk to, however without Holmes in his life he is alone (Doyle 95). With Holmes a being a serious but sarcastic person he was the perfect person to fill the void of a friend in watson’s life and he wants this so badly. This longing for a partner is what drives him to follow Holmes throughout the story. …show more content…
Watson takes it to the extreme in what he does with Holmes. In the story before the investigation, Holmes and Watson are confronted and threatened with their lives if they continue and investigate (Doyle 100). Now Holmes, being the sarcastic man he is, challenges him and Watson is left with a decision, he could either risk his life and become a better partner with Holmes, or stay at home and be sensible. However instead of doing the rational thing and keeping his life secure he decides to go risk his life just for a better relationship with Holmes. Watson is so involved with this pursuit of a partner that he basically will do anything for Holmes, even if it means putting his life in
Next, In the majority of the stories he is portrayed as a person who shows a great passion for crime along with Holmes. Although, intellectually he can not compete and always seems to become second best; "Holmes," I cried, " I seem to see dimly what you are hinting At. We are only just in time to prevent some subtle and horrible Crime."
Holmes claimed the lives of hundreds, though officially under the law they were only able to charge him with 9 counts of murder, many died at his hands. In a day with better technology, a bigger population, and a changed society, we need to try and end serial killers for once and for all because who knows the impact they can
In the movie Holmes, in the beginning, was much more prideful and rude to Watson and people in general, but later on, Holmes was a lot nicer and somewhat humble at least compared to the book. This difference made the viewer feel less liking of the character of Holmes and it almost seemed that the director tried to save Holmes’s character by making him nicer at the ending. The difference had a big impact on the feeling of the movie because it felt that he was so stuck up he was rather unapproachable. ...
With all of the women in Holmes’ life it would seem Holmes had every opportunity given to him to settle down and live a normal life. So why would he continue down the path he was? Out of all the women in Holmes’ life it was his second wife, Myrtle Z. Bellman’s father Holmes tried to swindle and kill, he was unsuccessful (America’s Serial Killers).
...he met the detective, fell victim to Moriarty’s games. “Moriarty is playing with your mind too. Can’t you see what’s going on!” (Sherlock). During Holmes’ last days before his faked suicide, he pleads with John to see reason through Jim’s manipulations, as does Desdemona with Othello’s accusations. Even Sherlock’s oldest friend Detective Inspector Greg Lestrade was doubting Holmes’ credibility.
Portrayed as a work-oriented introvert, this main character isn’t one to devote any time to emotions. “I am afraid Watson, that most of your conclusions are erroneous...I meant, to be frank, that nothing in your fallacies guided towards the truth,” (5) he says harshly as he disproves all of Watson’s theories. This brushing off Watson occurs repeatedly throughout the book. Watson, being the narrator, often explains how he doesn’t take Sherlock’s rudeness lightly. Another example of this is Sherlock’s response to Laura Lyons’ situation with Stapleton. After she explains her love for him, and how he lied to her with Beryl, Sherlock simply says, “I entirely believe you madam...the sending of this letter was suggested to you by Stapleton?” and continues on with the case. (239) Watson, however, shows numerous signs of his capacity to care. Even after just meeting the Barrymores a few weeks before, when Frankland suggested turning Selden into the police Watson says, “My heart sunk for the Barrymores,” implying that he feels compassion for them. (194) He also shows his ability to have emotions when he says, “I was still rather raw over the deception which had been practised upon me, but the warmth of Holmes’s praise drove my anger from my mind.” (206) These emotions of Watson may not be over the top or dramatic, but are standard in our world today, and aren’t familiar to Sherlock. Does this mean that they are opposites in this field? Although Watson may not be as serious about his profession as Sherlock, and Sherlock might not be as compassionate for others, it can be seen that they are both passionate. Sherlock’s life is centered solely around what he does, Watson’s around other people, but the level of dedication they both show is
This paper will explore the relationship between Sherlock Holmes and his companion and friend Dr. John Watson. What is the relationship between Holmes and Watson? Are they compatible or are their differences to great for them to overcome. Looking at how they work together will also be a key factor in how well the relationship works between the two of them. Do their own interests and abilities get in the way? Does the time period in which they live factor into the environment of their communication styles?
John B. Watson was a behaviorist in the early 20th century. He studied behaviors of animals and children in controlled environments to prove that children can be conditioned to certain behaviors. “Behaviorism is a school of psychology that takes the objective evidence of behavior as the only concern of its research and the only basis of its theory without reference to conscious experience” (behaviorism, 2003, p.111). Watson is a well known behaviorist even though his theories were not scientifically proven and disregarded by some in the arena of behaviorism (good therapy website). Even though he was well known in his field, I do not agree with his overall theories. His wife and the mother of his two sons also did not believe in his child raising theory.
In the novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick, Dr. Watson, is confronted with an eerie mystery situated around the fabled Hound of the Baskervilles. They are challenged with many risks and in the end must unearth the mystery before it is too late. Throughout the enigma, Sir Arthur explores the theme of what can happen when one does or does not let themselves be ruled and dominated by fear.
Over time the reader can tell that Watson and Holmes are alike but very different which makes them great partners. From the start Watson is seen as smart but Holmes is seen as a genius. After finding the mysterious walking stick Watson tells Holmes what he observes and Holmes replies with “Really Watson,you excel yourself,”said Holmes(Doyle 2).Sherlock Holmes is seen as the type of man that thinks he is higher than anyone else. Although Holmes blatantly tells Watson that he is a “conductor of light,Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it (Doyle 3).Holmes is seen as to be a man of action. Your instinct is always to do something energetic.
The words Watson uses to describe Holmes such as “sharp and piercing” eyes, “hawk-like nose” and “mark the man of determination”. By having Watson describe such characteristics, it saves Holmes of looking like a show off with an ego. These haracteristics are true and surely the detective knows of his abilities but by having Watson aknowledge them brings more to the story because the comments were made based on observations and not by the individual trying to boost his ego.
of the intelligence of the people. Holmes speaks, acts and works just like a scientist. and appears to be a very clever man. Holmes is highly regarded by peers and colleagues – especially Watson – for his ‘clear and logical’ approach. mind’ and his ability to make quick deductions.
Likewise, changes have been made on the level of the character in pursuance of the strong bond between Holmes and Watson. For instance, due to plot change some character have been removed, but John H. Watson and Sherlock Holmes the heart of the whole story indeed are kept. For instance, Sherlock Holmes is portrayed as Watson describes him in the “he was as sensitive to flattery on the score of his art as any girl could be of her beauty” (Doyle 38). Also, Holmes calls himself a “consulting detective” just like the title he gave himself in the novel. Indeed, Holmes as one of the main characters of the story needs to show similar characteristics of the original Holmes, or else the show would have lost its meaning. Although Holmes’ deductive skills are shown pretty clearly in the show, his expertise in cigars are not mentioned as in the book the detective says he “‘can distinguish at a glance the ash of any known brand either of cigar or tobacco’” (Doyle 37). Yet the writers of the show, might reveal Holmes’ expertise later on in the show since they have the 60 different
John Broadus Watson was a 20th century psychologist whose main focus was the study of behaviorism. Watson was born on January 9, 1878 in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, his mother was quite religious and looked down on several things that Watson had opposed to follow along with throughout his teens. With some connections his mother Emma had Watson was accepted to Furman University in South Carolina. While enrolled in school Watsons academic life had completely made a 360 change and he ended up graduating with his master’s degree at the age of 21. Upon completion of his master’s degree Watson next enrolled in a graduate program at the University of Chicago where he started mainly focusing on his behaviorist theories in psychology.
In this essay I am going to examine how Dr Watson is used as a