44 pages 1 hour read

Arthur Conan Doyle

The Sign of the Four

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1890

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Essay Topics

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How does the opening chapter establish Sherlock Holmes’s character and personality? In what way does the story expand or complicate this first impression?

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What are the possible benefits and pitfalls of presenting the story through the first-person narration of John Watson?

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How does the story foreshadow Watson’s and Mary’s relationship from their first encounter onward?

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