SoF context

Question 1

themes

Answer 1

greed
luck
betrayal
love
self interest

Question 2

racism at the time

Answer 2

victorians lived in fear of: other races
foreign countries
social integration

Question 3

holmes character

Answer 3

intellectual
logical
uses science to replace myth

Question 4

british empire

Answer 4

sign of wealth and power
used gold and tiger skins in interiors

Question 5

indian mutiny

Answer 5

fights for liberty against british empire
1857
attempt to rid india of britain’s rule
influenced how english viewed indians

Question 6

context of time- crime

Answer 6

turbulent time in british social history
-dev of detection holmes v jack the ripper
- people thought police were inefficient
strict class structure influenced ideas of crimes/ criminals

Question 7

industrialisation

Answer 7

linked to empire
increasing wealth
im/exportation of people (to/ from BE) and goods
brought more cultures to england
- created fear/ tension with londoners

Question 8

holmes drug use

Answer 8

drugs were legal and widely used
unaware of dangers
watson disapproves