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sign of the four mind map

form and structure
1. language
  1. watson's narration draws the reader close to the action
  2. watsons language is sometimes romantic and philosophical
  3. holmes inteligence is showen through his intensive vocabulary
2. form
  1. it has a problem, a hypothesis and a solution
  2. the reader joins sherlock as he unravels the mystery
  3. watson fills the role of companion to sherlock holmes
3. structure
  1. the story follows the classic three part plot
  2. the story is narrated by watson
  3. other charectors such as jonathan small take over the story in dialogue
themes
1. evil and justice
  1. the crimes and murders in the novel reperesents evil
  2. tonga is seen as the embodiment of evil
  3. Holmes has a strong sense of justice
2. victorian fear
  1. holmes is the antidote of fear
  2. the fear of otherness is shown by the charecter of tonga
  3. the fear of social inequality is shown when watson holds back from proposing to mary morstan
3. empire and imperialism
  1. india was part of the british empire when this novel was written
  2. small treats tonga as his slave
  3. connan doyel associates empire with luxury
charecters
1. sherlock holmes
  1. holmes is sharp, intelegent and observent
  2. he likes to be in controll
  3. he is proud of his powers of deduction
2. dr john watson
  1. watson narrates the story
  2. he is loyal and admires holmes skills
  3. he is romantic and readily falls in love with mary morstan
3. mary morstan
  1. she is calm and composed
  2. mary agrees to marry watson
  3. mary asks holmes to help find her missing farther
4. jonathan small
  1. he stole the treasure from sholto
  2. jonathan is the villian of the story
  3. jonathan is accommponied by tonga a native of the andaman islands
plot summary
1. marys problem
  1. private detective holmes complains he is bored
  2. holmes deduces that watsons watch was his alcholic brother
  3. marry is puzzled by the gifts of pearls she recieves on her birthday each year
2. the lost treasure
  1. holmes, watson and mary go to thadius sholto's house
  2. thadius explains mary's farhter is dead as is his own farther, major john sholto
  3. at pondicherry lofge they find bartholomew sholto is dead and treasure gone
3. baker street irregulars
  1. the police detective athelney jones arrests thadius
  2. holmes starts to unravel the mystery by examining foot prints and climbing up to the roof
  3. the dog leads them to a boat house and the baker street irregulars search for the aurora
4. in pursuit of jonathan small
  1. holmes and watson shoots tonga after he fires a dart at them
  2. jonathan is arreted
  3. jonathan conffeses stealing the treasure

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