Women in Holmes
In the Victorian era, a woman was to be seen and not heard. They were emotional rather than logical, and weak. This presented the perfect victim for a Victorian gentleman to rescue. As “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” and “The Hound of the Baskervilles” were written in this era, and were written to make money rather than a statement, it is not surprising that the female characters invented by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle were generally victims.Mary Sutherland of “A Case of Identity” is a good example of a typical Victorian woman; she is weak and emotional. She also doesn’t hide her emotions very well as Holmes points out that “Oscillation upon the pavement always means an affaire de cœur” (192) upon seeing Miss Sutherland across the street. In this case, she is represented as naïve and innocent, she has been duped by her own mother and stepfather. She is also very loyal saying “I shall be true to Hosmer. He shall find me ready when he comes back”. (196) Holmes figures out that the true identity of Hosmer is that of her stepfather posing as a suitor, and leaving on the wedding day so as to keep Miss Sutherland in his house, and thereby controlling her inheritance. He chooses however not to tell his client what he has disco
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Approximate Word count = 1213
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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