英文读后感之舍洛克·福尔摩斯和公爵的儿子
英文读后感之舍洛克·福尔摩斯和公爵的儿子
ABookofAllTimes——ThoughtsgivenbySherlockHolmesandtheDuke’sSon
WritteninthefirstchapterofthebookPrideandPrejudiceisanextraordinarysentenceofwhichevenapersonwhohashadonlyabrieflookuponthebookwillnotfailtoreceiveadeepimpression-Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife.IntermsofSherlockHolmes,we’dbetteralterthesentenceinto“ItisafactuniversallyacceptedbyreadersthroughouttheworldthatanexcellentbookinpossessionofourfamousdetectiveSherlockHolmesisundoubtedlyamasterpieceofalltimes.”Perhapsthisisoneofthemostobviousexplanationsfortheunrivaledpopularityof“Holmesseries”inthefieldofdetectivestories.Overwhelmedbytherecommendationsprovidedbymyfriends,IdecidedtotakealookonthisSherlockHolmesandtheDuke’sSonoriginallypublishedbyOxfordUniversityPress.
Asawhole,thisbookisaboutacaseconcerningtheDuke’smissingson.Arthur,theDuke’sson,wasfoundoutinacertainmorningtohavedisappeared,accompaniedwithwhichwasalsothedisappearanceoftheGermanteacher.TheschoolmasterDr.HuxtablethenturnedtothefamousdetectiveofthetimeSherlockHolmesforhelp.Realizinghowtoughandimportantthecaseis,HolmesimmediatelymadeuphismindtoacceptthecaseandfollowedDr.HuxtablebacktoMackletonbytrain.Havingformedaroughideaaboutthewholematter,Holmesprobedintothecaseimmediatelyandhadacarefulinvestigationoftheentireareashortlyafterthearrival,duringtheprocessofwhichhediscoveredthebodyoftheGermanteacherHeidegger.Finally,primarilyduetohisprominentabilityasadetective,hemanagedtounravelthemysteryandobtainedthetwelvethousandpoundspromisedbytheDuke.
Havingoncestartedreadingthisfiction,Iwascompletelyimmersedinthemysteriousstorypresentedbythebook.Asthesayinggoes,“Wellbegun,halfdone”.Atthebeginningofthestory,justlikemanyotherdetectivestories,theauthorgivesusabriefdescriptionoftheconditionbythewordsofaclient.However,unlikeotherones,thisstoryfirstdelineatestheclient’sstrangebehavioratlengthtoindicatetheseverityoftheincidentinordertoattractthereaderstocontinuereadingit.Asisknowntoall,vividdepictionisessentialtodetectivestoriessinceitcanhelpthereadersunderstandeachfigure’scharacteristicsandvisualizethescenes,thusmakingthestorymoreauthenticandattractive.Therefore,tryingtopresenta“realworld”tohisreadership,SirArthurConanDoyle,authoroftheoriginal“Holmesseries”,hasskillfullyarrangedtheplotsofthewholestoryfromtheperspectiveofDr.Watson,acharacternotsospecializedindiscoveringthetruthhiddenbehindtheenigmatichappeningsasHolmesbutsoloyaltoSherlockHomesasafriendthathealwaysaccompaniesHolmeswhereverhegoes.Inthisway,heelaboratelydepictedeverysceneandcharacterinthebook,Apartfromthespecialstart,theendingofthewholestory,beingdramaticbutreasonable,iscertainlyanoutstandingone.Afterall,excepttheauthorhimself,whoknowsthattheDuke’sseeminglyordinarysecretaryisinfacttheDuke’sbastardInaddition,whoknowsthattheDukeactuallyhasalreadybeenacquaintedwiththewholethingbeforeHolmessolvesthiscomplicatedproblemYet,surprisingasitis,thisendingseemssonaturalthatitfitsalltheplotsofthestoryperfectlywell.Whileenjoyingthiswonderfulstory,Icoulddonothingbutadmirethewonderfuldesignofthismasterpieceaswellastheauthor’sgorgeouswritingskill.Closingmyeyes,Icaneven“see”thestoryhappeningjustlikewatchingafilm.NotuntilthendidIunderstandwhytheJapanesecartoonfilmDetectiveConanusedthis“Conan”asthenameofitshero.
AsfarasIamconcerned,nothingismoreadmirableandsurprisingintheheroSherlockHomesthanhisprofoundknowledgewhichhascertainlyassistedhimalotwhenhewasstudyingthecase.Takethebicycletyresforinstance,Holmesactuallyiscapableofrecognizing42differentvarietiesofbicycletyres.What’smore,accordingtohisotherstories,Holmeshasstudieddifferentkindsofnewspapers,cigarettes,people’sfootprintsandotherspecialthingsaswell.Therefore,heseemstohavethemasteryofanythingrelevanttothecaseshedealswith.Exceptforhisillimitableknowledge,HolmesalsospecializesinarrangingthefactsinorderandthenfindingthefactleadinghimtoaGREatdiscoveryoreventhetruthitself.Fromhisspeaking“Everymysteryhasananswer”,wecanreadilyshapetheimpressionofamanwithgreatintelligenceandinflexiblewill.Inthiscase,aftergettingridofunrelatedfacts,SherlockHomeseventuallygraspedtheclueanddiscoveredtheamazingfact.
Needlesstosay,asaworld-renownedmasterpiece,SherlockHolmesandtheDuke’sSonhasattractedandisstillcharmingnumerousreadersfromallcornersoftheworldandpeoplefromallwalksoflife.The“Holmesseries”hasalreadysetupastandardagainstwhichallthefollowingdetectivefictionsaremeasured.SherlockHolmes,beyondalldoubt,hasbecomeanamefirmlyrootedinpeople’smemories.AlthoughDr.Watson’sclosingTheCaseBookofSherlockHolmesin1927wasaGREatpitytothereaders,thediscontinuanceoftheentire“Holmesseries”mayhaveactuallyaddedtothelegendarystatureofSherlockHolmes.