Humanized Sherlock Holmes

Ada 2022-04-22 07:01:40

The Sherlock Holmes in this story is different from the Sherlock Holmes detectives I have seen before. It describes a Sherlock Holmes who is close to human nature and does not “look at all human beings” sitting on the altar. The 93-year-old Sherlock Holmes, like ordinary people, is unavoidable Facing the torment of aging, illness, and brain atrophy and amnesia, he still needs a "young life" to bring him vitality in his lonely old age. The whole story runs through his memories of the wrongly convicted final case. It turns out that even the omnipotent Sherlock Holmes can make mistakes, and his life still cannot escape "punishment". This is the part of him as a human being, and the story In the end, the "great" Sherlock Holmes finally learned the last lesson in life. The so-called "human nature cannot be explained by logic". What is more important than pursuing the truth is how we can live well, even if it is because of a A lie, but even a lie, a well-meaning lie that can give people hope and courage, can still achieve a more powerful effect than the truth.

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Mr. Holmes quotes

  • Sherlock Holmes: I was given a small chest containing the Watson stories, none of which I'd ever actually read. They were, as John always described them, penny dreadfuls with an elevated prose style.

  • Sherlock Holmes: Exceptional children are often the product of unremarkable parents.