A Victorian Battle: The Methods of Sherlock Holmes, How... to study and advance new medical discoveries. The Victorian age was full of new discoveries, new notions and philosophies that changed England, Europe and, above all, the world, including: Darwin's much debated theory of evolution, Darwin's discovery of penicillin Fleming, the global industrial revolution and the invention of automobiles, telephones and photography. These, among others, are just a small part of the events that occurred during the Victorian era that will change the world forever. Holmes, in many ways, is also very much like a scientist. He too uses forensic approaches to solve his various mysteries, as well as using scientific tools, such as a convex lens. Holmes unravels myths with his rather rapid and hyperlogical intuitions, like many other scientists of the time, including Darwin. The Holmes series, and some argue the genre, was created by Conan Doyle at almost the same time that Darwin was assembling his Theory of Evolution for the world to critique. Holmes became the personification of the Victorian era's obsession with science and technology and reflected it in the many scientific advances of the era mentioned above. He uses his many techniques and equipment, similar to those of a scientist, and is a good representation of a scientist in real life. In this way he is able to make rapid deductions to solve any problem presented to him, a characteristic that every great scientist possesses. Sherlock Holmes demonstrates all these skills on more than one occasion in The Hound of Bas...... middle of paper...... the calm and controlled ways of ns. Holmes and the ability to recognize good and evil are typical qualities of people of the Victorian era. Victorians like Charles Dickens advocated family virtues and the overcoming of evil, and Conan Doyle's characters in The Hound of the Baskervilles also represent this way of thinking. Sherlock Holmes was always open to new ideas, such as phrenology, and was able to progress these new ways of thinking to reach a conclusion. He often questioned established beliefs, however the Victorians were very conservative and sober. Like Darwin, Holmes would question these established beliefs. Although they thought so, over time people began to trust these new theories and began to question the myths and some established practices. The Victorians began to believe in scientific theories, so their way of thinking changed.

Topic > A Victorian Battle: The Methods of Sherlock Holmes, How... to study and advance new medical discoveries. The Victorian age was full of new discoveries, new notions and philosophies that changed England, Europe and, above all, the world, including: Darwin's much debated theory of evolution, Darwin's discovery of penicillin Fleming, the global industrial revolution and the invention of automobiles, telephones and photography. These, among others, are just a small part of the events that occurred during the Victorian era that will change the world forever. Holmes, in many ways, is also very much like a scientist. He too uses forensic approaches to solve his various mysteries, as well as using scientific tools, such as a convex lens. Holmes unravels myths with his rather rapid and hyperlogical intuitions, like many other scientists of the time, including Darwin. The Holmes series, and some argue the genre, was created by Conan Doyle at almost the same time that Darwin was assembling his Theory of Evolution for the world to critique. Holmes became the personification of the Victorian era's obsession with science and technology and reflected it in the many scientific advances of the era mentioned above. He uses his many techniques and equipment, similar to those of a scientist, and is a good representation of a scientist in real life. In this way he is able to make rapid deductions to solve any problem presented to him, a characteristic that every great scientist possesses. Sherlock Holmes demonstrates all these skills on more than one occasion in The Hound of Bas...... middle of paper...... the calm and controlled ways of ns. Holmes and the ability to recognize good and evil are typical qualities of people of the Victorian era. Victorians like Charles Dickens advocated family virtues and the overcoming of evil, and Conan Doyle's characters in The Hound of the Baskervilles also represent this way of thinking. Sherlock Holmes was always open to new ideas, such as phrenology, and was able to progress these new ways of thinking to reach a conclusion. He often questioned established beliefs, however the Victorians were very conservative and sober. Like Darwin, Holmes would question these established beliefs. Although they thought so, over time people began to trust these new theories and began to question the myths and some established practices. The Victorians began to believe in scientific theories, so their way of thinking changed.