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The Adventure of The Crooked Man
The Adventure of The Crooked Man
Doyle
Finally Looking at "The Adventures of the Crooked Man" by
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle through a Formalist lens helps the
reader to better understand what is happening throughout
the story. This can also help the reader to understand the
reasons behind what is occurring and the reason why the
story is written the way that it is. The Crooked Man;
A Brief Description
The Adventure of the Crooked Man Form & Symbols Form
contributes to the meaning of the text giving the reader a
better understand of the contents and how to read it. It's
the fragmentation of a story line and of the timeline in
modern fiction is not only used to generate a sense of
urgency and chaos. Tone, Allusion &Affective Fallacy Tension
in Themes A symbol is when an image take on a meaning
beyond its objective self. Symbols aid the reader in
understanding hidden (or sometimes apparent) meanings
within a work of literature. Symbols reach beyond the work
and engage the world of value outside the work. Point of
View "The Adventure of the Crooked Man" changes
perspective throughout the novel, the story is being told by
Watson who has the story told to him by Sherlock. Though
later in the story Watson and Holmes go to find the suspect,
who gives them his first-person account of the situation,
which changes the perspective of the story.
"The Adventures of the Crooked Man" is an enthralling tale
in which Sherlock Holmes comes to the home of Watson
with the news that he has one of the strangest cases that
they have ever seen. A couple (Mr. & Mrs. Barkley) have
been happily married for quite some time. Mr. Barkley was a
member of the British army, and met Mrs. Barkley through
her father. On the night of the murder Mrs. Barkley had
gone to a charity event for her church with a friend (Miss.
Morrison). Upon arriving home, she has an argument with
her husband in the morning room, which is glass doors
facing the outside but solid walls on the other three sides.
The only door into the house was locked and the key cannot