The Blue Carbuncle

The Blue Carbuncle

Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

By Bryan Cruz, Erick Escobedo, and Makenzie Sheffield

Characters

Plot

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle creates every character in The Blue Carbuncle with a certain role whether it's helping out solving the mystery or being the antagonist and being involved in the mystery.

Holmes & Watson: The protagonist in this story, they help solve a crime where a man John Horner was framed for stealing a gem and help him prove his innocence

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of the story "The Blue Carbuncle", creates a mystery where a man, John Horner, is framed for stealing a gem. Holmes becomes aware of the case when a goose and a worn out hat are brought to him from the scene where a confrontation occurred. Holmes then discovers that there was a blue gem hidden inside of the goose's throat. The gem also so happens to be the same one that John Horner was accused of stealing. Sherlock Holmes and Watson investigate the origins of the goose and come across James Ryder who was the true culprit.

John Horner & Peterson: John was accused for stealing the gem in the crime and Peterson was the witness of the crime where the "old hat" and Goose was found

Ms. & Mr. Oakshott: The owners of the geese

Henery Baker: A civilian who's goose had the gem Without his knowledge but lost the goose and his hat

James Ryder: The antagonist in the story who hid the gem into Mr. Bakers goose and framed Mr. Horner

Catherian Cusack: the maid at the hotel where the countess and jem were residing. The person who imformed Ryder about the gem

Writing Style

Doyle was considered one of the most successful authors of his time thanks to his style of writing in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. "The Blue Carbuncle", adventure number 7 in the series, is no exception to the superior writing style shown in Doyles other stories.

• Doyle uses differences of the minds capability when describing the actions taking place throughout the book.

For example:

Whenever Sherlock Holmes realizes something about the case, Doyle doesn't tell the audience right away. This lets us know that Sherlock is the superior character and can see finer details while still leaving the reader and the rest of the characters secluded in mystery. This adds appeal to his work because now you want to know what was realized and how he got to this conclusion. Not just how the story ends.

Symbolism

Symbolism is used throughout the story

1. The Blue Carbuncle symbolizes greed because it was stolen to make a profit. It also Symbolizes disaster because everywhere the gem goes crime follows.

2. Henry Baker's hat is a symbol of unhappiness because it is a representation of how poorly the state of Henry Baker's marriage currently fairing.

3. The goose is a symbol of crime because it is used as a way to get away with a crime. Then again the goose also symbolizes humanity's indirect way of accomplishing the right thing. In the end if the goose hadn't been found, the culprit would have gotten away.

Literary Techniques,

There are multiple literary devices and techniques that are used throughout the story, the most prominent being imagery, and symbolism

Symbolism- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle uses symbolism throughout the story to help add substance to the story. For example; The Blue Carbuncle represents disaster and the hat represents Mr. Baker and his life.

Imagery- The best example of Imagery in the story is when Sherlock Holmes goes into detail when describing the state of the Henry Baker's hat and what it could mean about his home life.

Personal Response

The Blue Carbuncle is a representation of greed being driven away by fear. I like the way that different characters were pulled into the story that could have been left out such as Mr. Henry Baker. He had nothing to do with the crime, but by adding his character into the story,a greater depth was created for the process Holmes went down to find his culprit.