tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246797287811539521.post1055375388309442218..comments2022-04-07T10:37:46.850-05:00Comments on English 208b: The Impossible, Perverse and Strange: Holmes and Mr. UttersonDahlia Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174548009168267294noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246797287811539521.post-40562382560674957652010-04-13T20:37:31.376-05:002010-04-13T20:37:31.376-05:00I agree with the parallel Zack points to between W...I agree with the parallel Zack points to between Watson and Utterson, which also extends, for me, to the parallels between their places between the reader and the action of the main focus of the stories. They are both a veil, a lens through which the reader understands Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde, and Sherlock Holmes. This distancing between the reader and the subject of the stories is part of what maintains the double level of mystery, creating enigmas out of the main focus of the characterizations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246797287811539521.post-80094294838357300012010-04-13T16:39:08.437-05:002010-04-13T16:39:08.437-05:00I agree with your post, especially with the part a...I agree with your post, especially with the part at the end about the differences between the capabilities of Holmes vs. those of Watson / Mr. Utterson. I also agree that there is a strong parallel between "Sherlock Holmes" and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," although I think an easier comparison can be made between Watson and Utterson than between Utterson and Holmes. After all, while the observational powers of all three characters are excellent, and their rational analysis of the evidence is superb, only Holmes is able to put all of the pieces together effectively to solve the puzzle. He clearly stands apart from the other two in deductive capability.Zack Jarretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05580308572137286525noreply@blogger.com