Graduation Year
2026
Publication Date
2023
Abstract
Adored the world over for his incredible abilities, Sherlock Holmes is a character who redefined what it means to be a detective. This paper examines the fluctuation of this role by looking at a Holmes story as well as a work inspired by the great detective in the context of Colonial and Post-Colonial India.
Disciplines
English Language and Literature | Rhetoric and Composition
Recommended Citation
Bishop, Abraham, "“Fight Him with His Own Weapon”: The Fluctuating Role of the Holmesian Detective" (2023). Outstanding Gateway Papers. 22.
https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/gateway/22
COinS
Comments
First Place, 2022-2023, Best Gateway Essay Contest
Gateway Professor: Abby Mann, Assistant Professor, Ames Library