Hound of the Baskervilles

Question

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Mr. Sherlock Holmes, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table. I stood upon the hearth-rug and picked up the stick which our visitor had left behind him the night before. It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a “Penang lawyer.” Just under the head was a broad silver band nearly an inch across. “To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.,” was engraved upon it, with the date “1884.” It was just such a stick as the old-fashioned family practitioner used to carry—dignified, solid, and reassuring.

“Well, Watson, what do you make of it?”

Holmes was sitting with his back to me, and I had given him no sign of my occupation.

“How did you know what I was doing? I believe you have eyes in the back of your head.”

“I have, at least, a well-polished, silver-plated coffee-pot in front of me,” said he. “But, tell me, Watson, what do you make of our visitor’s stick? Since we have been so unfortunate as to miss him and have no notion of his errand, this accidental souvenir becomes of importance. Let me hear you reconstruct the man by an examination of it.”

“I think,” said I, following as far as I could the methods of my companion, “that Dr. Mortimer is a successful, elderly medical man, well-esteemed since those who know him give him this mark of their appreciation.”

“Good!” said Holmes. “Excellent!”

"The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

Which pairs of archetypal roles do Holmes and Watson represent in the story? Select the two correct answers.

(1 point)
Responses

warrior and servant
warrior and servant

detective and doctor
detective and doctor

hero and trickster
hero and trickster

hero and sidekick
hero and sidekick

mentor and student

Answer 1

In "The Hound of the Baskervilles," Holmes and Watson represent the following pairs of archetypal roles:

1. detective and doctor - Holmes is the detective, using his sharp intellect and observational skills to solve mysteries, while Watson is the doctor, providing medical knowledge and support.

2. hero and sidekick - Holmes can be viewed as the hero in the story, taking on the main challenges and obstacles, while Watson serves as his loyal sidekick, assisting him and providing a more grounded perspective.

The correct answers are:

• detective and doctor
• hero and sidekick