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Sherlock Holmes Project
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The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
By: Eduardo Angulo, Seth Dawson, Manny Moreno, Braden Noble, and Daniel Urqudiez
Synopsis
Synopsis
An engineer, named Mr. Victor Hatherley, shows up to the house of Dr. Watson with a missing thumb. As Watson dresses the wound, he tells the story of how he lost his thumb, but is hesitant while telling it because he isn’t sure if it’s accurate. As Hatherley is telling the story, Watson knows that something doesn't add up, and so he brings the case to Sherlock. As Hatherley recalls his story, he tells of a German man named Colonel Lysander Stark, who needed the engineer's help in fixing a hydraulic press. When the engineer asked what he would get in return, Stark told him that he would receive 50 guineas. So, the engineer accepts, and thus he proceeds to the house to fix the machine.
Characters and their Roles
Characters
Sherlock Holmes
- Provides assistance when needed
- Hero of the series
- Works with Watson
Holmes
Dr. John H Watson
Watson
- Growing his practice of being a doctor after getting married
- Works closely with Homes
- Takes case of missing thumb to Holmes
- Made the conclusion that the house was by the train station
Mr. Victor Hatherley
The Engineer
- 25 year old bachelor
- In charge of his business as an hydraulic engineer
- Approached by Stark to work on a hydraulic press for a day
Col. Lysander Stark
Stark
- German
- Owns land
- Works with hydraulic machines to make clay
- Shady
- Wants his land to be a secret
Elise
The Woman
- Mysterious
- Comes to save the engineer
- Cliche
- Does not warn the protagonist about what's going to happen if he doesn't leave
Writing Technique
The writing style of this story is proper in its delivery as it was written in the 19th century by an Englishman. The archaic phrasing and slang make it difficult to understand the story. The author uses a dialogue-heavy approach as the story is mainly told through the character’s conversations. The author’s choice to tell the story from a first person point of view from Watson forces the scenes of the engineer’s tales to be imagined by the reader.
Style
Personal Responses
Similarities in Responses
- Plot Twist
- Words are weird (vocabulary)
- Interesting
- Good Narrative
Eduardo
Investigation
The investigation was interesting because there was a good amount of suspense in the story was very well maintained throughout the story
Plot Twist
The plot twist made me reconsider what I read in the story. This was effective in telling the story because it makes the reader to get into the story more. As a result, it made the story more interesting.
Seth
Elise
Elise's role in the story is very weird and confusing. The story would be better if she was taken out.
Manny
Scenery
The intriguing hook and opening scenes carry the entirety of the story as it kept me interested enough to finish it. A downside that I noticed was that it became apparent that the story was in need of modernization.
Braden
The Story
Daniel
The story was slow paced. 95% of it was told by one guy. They had very few scenes where they decided how the mystery was going. The only real misery was where the house was. It should have had more drama, and they should have caught the crooks.
Author's Effectiveness
Author's Effectiveness
The overarching authenticity of the mystery holds true through the ages and continues to entertain the likes of today’s readers. Well placed characters and ideas show the author understands the elements of a good mystery as the intrigue of the story is well kept. That being said, the story clearly shows a desperate need for modernization. Phrases and statements can be dragged out and tend to extend the length of the story to an almost unbearable extent.