Sherlock_the_Great

Sherlock “The Great” Sherlock Holmes is a detective with flaws. Throughout the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles Holmes presents many reasons to conclude that he is a rude and arrogant detective. Sherlock Holmes thinks that he knows best and doesn’t care what others have to say. He also treats others with no respect, including his apprentice Dr. Watson. Finally, the detective recognizes how good he is at his job, and as a result, is stuck up and snooty. Due to the fact that Holmes is full of himself, he chooses not to listen to others below him. Nobody can deny how clever Sherlock Holmes is, including himself. Holmes is very confident in his works and therefore chooses not to pay attention to other’s opinions on a case. No matter how excellent Mortimer’s or Watson’s explanation for a clue, Holmes considers them inaccurate. The detective doesn’t even view himself to be mistaken on his own hypothesis. He also doesn’t listen to anyone because Holmes knows he has a higher level of knowledge and as a result cannot trust others. Certainly Holmes cannot get far in life treating people with an unmannerly comportment. Interrupting people’s train of thoughts, mocking people’s ideas and sarcasm are just the beginning of Holmes’ disrespectful attitude. The detective also handles the only person willing to bear Holmes’ conduct (Watson) with rudeness. Holmes usually announces very absurd facts about a case to make fun of Watson by shooting him down with the most obvious of clues. Not to mention that he also uses Watson to up his own investigation. Lastly, another flow of Holmes is his snootiness. Sherlock Holmes is very stuck up and snooty. In his mind he is better than everybody else. For an example, at the start of the book Mortimer called Holmes the second best crime solver in Europe. As a response, Holmes asked who could possibly better than him. This just shows how self-absorbed and arrogant a character can be. Being snobby also may make others around him feel bad, foolish, or even belittled. Throughout the book readers can tell when a certain character feels unimportant compared to the detective. If Holmes only knew how often he did that to people. All of the above explanations show how rude and arrogant a detective can be. Sherlock Holmes thinks that he has more expertise and ignores what others below his level have to say. He doesn’t trust or treat his colleagues with respect. Even his learner, Watson, is a victim of Holmes’ impolite manners. Lastly, the detective realizes how good he is at his job and therefore is stuck up and snooty. Although Sherlock Holmes is a very good sleuth, there are more negative things to say about his character than there are positive.