Question

Use the passage to answer the question.

Which detail reveals Watson’s role as the everyman character archetype in the story?

(1 point)
Responses

“I think also that the probability is in favour of his being a country practitioner who does a great deal of his visiting on foot.”
“I think also that the probability is in favour of his being a country practitioner who does a great deal of his visiting on foot.”

I was proud, too, to think that I had so far mastered his system as to apply it in a way which earned his approval
I was proud, too, to think that I had so far mastered his system as to apply it in a way which earned his approval

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

“I trust that there is nothing of consequence which I have overlooked?”
“I trust that there is nothing of consequence which I have overlooked?”

Answer 1

“I was proud, too, to think that I had so far mastered his system as to apply it in a way which earned his approval.”

This shows Watson as the everyman — an ordinary, relatable narrator who admires Holmes, learns from him, and seeks his approval rather than being a brilliant detective himself.