SoF - Watson

Question 1

What are some key points you can mention in your intro?

Answer 1

• Watson as a narrative bridge
• Amiable and humble - contrasts to Holmes - adulation to Holmes = reader’s respect
• Followers Victorian detective conventions - every man
• Attributed imperfections - Watson Mary sub-plot

Question 2

What is paragraph 1 about?

Answer 2

Watson’s admiration for Holmes + contrast to Holmes - narrative bridge

Question 3

What are some quotes for paragraph 1?

Answer 3

• “tinge it with romanticism” vs “cold and unemotional manner”
• “great powers, his masterly manner, and … many extraordinary qualities”
• “What! you have solved it already?”

Question 4

What is paragraph 2 about?

Answer 4

Watson following Victorian conventions -> Everyman character

Question 5

What are some quotes for paragraph 2?

Answer 5

• “weak leg and a weaker banking account”

* “plunged furiously”

Question 6

What is paragraph 3 about?

Answer 6

Watson not following Victorian conventions + Mary-Watson sub-plot

Question 7

What are some quotes for paragraph 3?

Answer 7

• “What a very attractive woman!”
• “her smiles, the deep rich tones of her voice, the strange mystery which overhung her life”
• “’Thank God!’ I ejaculated”

Question 8

What AO3 can you use in paragraph 3?

Answer 8

Watson’s violent exclamations have an almost comical effect in the climactic moment, and the unintentional lapse in mood in fact works to align the reader all the more with Watson

Question 9

What is paragraph 4 about?

Answer 9

Watson’s role in demonstrating Victorian attitudes towards foreignness

Question 10

What are some quotes for paragraph 4?

Answer 10

• “A savage!”

* “savage distorted creature”

Question 11

What is a key point you can mention in your conc?

Answer 11

• Watson’s presentation as a warm, inviting everyman character is critical in creating a narrative bridge for the reader