The Struggle Of Women By The Sherlock Holmes Stories By...

In crime fiction, many themes are encountered in crime stories, enabling the reader to reflect on the cultural and moral values of the society. These stories discuss various topics such as race, ethnicity, sexism, and femininity. In the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the independence of women is shown as a conflict in society that must be solved and controlled by men. This may be demonstrated by the poor representation of single women present in the Sherlock Holmes stories, such as Mary Morstan and Irene Adler who are considered as a problem in this society, because they do not have the presence of a male figure guiding them in their everyday lives. In the stories, the issues caused by these women are redundantly resolved by marrying a man. This implies an unacceptable prejudice towards the female gender. Firstly, in the stories, single women who are alone appear to be problematic due to the lack of men in their everyday lives. Mary Morstan is isolated, and must be saved by men, whereas Irene Adler is presented as being a scandalous woman who must be restrained. As Mary Morstan first approaches Holmes and Watson to state her case, she explains that her mother has deceased, her father has disappeared, and that she does not have any other family member close by to be there for her, therefore, she is alone. She says: â€Å"My father was an Indian regiment, [...] My mother was dead, and I had no relative in England.† (Conan Doyle,Show MoreRelatedThe Character of Sherlock Holmes in Sir Arthur by Conan Doyle1742 Words   |  7 PagesThe Character of Sherlock Holmes in Sir Arthur by Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the renowned author who gave birth to the extraordinary crime detective tales of Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859, in Edinburgh and educated at Stonyhurst College and the University of Edinburgh. From 1882 to 1890 he practiced medicine in Southsea, England. A Study in Scarlet, the first of 60 stories featuring Sherlock Holmes, appeared in 1887. The characterizationRead MoreThe Stories Of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle937 Words   |  4 PagesSir Arthur Conan Doyle is a 19th century author who is known by his stories of Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes is a crime series based in the Victorian era when â€Å"feminists in this period were calling for women and children to have equal protection under the law† (Miller 55). He is consider one of most known iconic British characters created who solves mysteries with visual detection. One thing is clear author Conan Doyle portrays women as a weakness in Holmes’s visual approach, â€Å"his extraordinaryRead MoreThe Veiled Lodger by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and The Lamb To The Slaughter by Roald Dahl1436 Words   |  6 PagesIn the stories The Veiled Lodger by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and The Lamb To The Slaughter by Roald Dahl, both women murder their husbands. Who do you have the most sympathy for, and why? In the stories The Veiled Lodger by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and The Lamb To The Slaughter by Roald Dahl, both women murder their husbands. Who do you have the most sympathy for, and why? The adventure of the veiled lodger is an epic tale of treachery, murder, and deceit. Written in VictorianRead MoreComparing Sherlock Holmes the Speckled Band and Roald Dahls Lamb to the Slaughter2524 Words   |  11 PagesComparing the two stories ‘The Adventures of the Speckled Band’ and ‘The Lamb to the Slaughter’ Within this essay I will be comparing and contrasting the two detective stories ‘The Adventures of the Speckled Band’ and ‘The Lamb to the Slaughter’, referring to the structure, language and characterisation. ‘The speckled band’ was written in 1892 by Sir Arthur Doyle, he was qualified as a doctor which gave him a medical perspective for all his stories. ‘The lamb to the slaughter’ was written in 1952Read MoreSusan Glaspell’s One-Act Play, Trifles: Men Vs Women1190 Words   |  5 Pagesthe women for spending time â€Å"worrying over trifles† (Glaspell 918) rather than the case. Ironically, the women’s subjective notions about the case lead to a better understanding of the circumstances than the men’s cold and objective view of the facts of the case. In â€Å"Trifles† the conflict between the sexes can be based on one very important question, how are the perceptions of the men and the women diffe rent and from where does their internal bias arise? Upon closer inspection of the story, weRead MoreVictorian Novel9605 Words   |  39 Pagesthat its new type emerged- sensational fiction. Written as more entertaining form, it appealed to the middle-class women, especially housewives. They were interested in the tales of bigamy, double identity, violence, set in the realities close to what they were familiar with. What is more, during that time the nation had to face two challenges of social quality. The position of the women in society and their rights to own property within marriage, and the problem of illiteracy- poorer classes were not