The Adventure of the Final Problem

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Final Problem, the narrative portrays many features that are significant in developing the story as a whole. Some of the major features of the narrative that will be mentioned include a discussion of Watson’s presence throughout the narrative, encounters between Holmes and Professor Moriarty and Holmes’s conclusion in solving this narratives’ problem. Concepts that will be used include ideas related to Russian Formalism, and Structuralism. With Russian Formalism, motivation is a key concept that will be discussed. Then, with Structuralism, aside from the basic units of the narrative such as functions and indices, order and duration are thoroughly analyzed. The speaker of this narrative is Watson, Holmes’s partner…

of wit and cunning through his short story “The Adventure of the Final Problem.” The last escapade of the renowned detective is filled with suspense and drama as the contest between Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty ends with the demise of both the champion of the law and the most dangerous criminal of their generation. Within this adventure, Doyle not only manages to provide a unique perspective by telling the story through the eyes of Sherlock Holmes closest companion, but also manages to…

All stories have a common structural of stages found universally in myths, fairy trials, dreams and movies. These twelve stages make up the hero’s journey. The first stage is the ordinary world. The ordinary world is the hero’s world and safe haven. It allows the reader the opportunity to understand the Hero’s drives, and problems, while showing unique characteristics and flaws that make him human and real. The next stage after the ordinary world is the call to adventure. The call to adventure…

Ordinary World The protagonist’s world before the story proper begins. The hero is shown against a background of home environment, family background, and personal history. This anchors the protagonist as a sympathetic person. Some kind of divide or schism in their life is pulling them in different directions and causing stress. 2. Call To Adventure The protagonist's adventure begins when they receive the call to action. This may present itself as a direct threat to personal safety, family…

The stakes couldn’t be higher at this point as the faction that loses will face total destruction. Luke joins the assault force, and begins his attack on the enemy space station, and one by one each of his allies are picked off, until Luke is the last fighter left that has any hope of making the shot that will destroy the death star. Vogler also says “the trick for writers is to show the change in their characters, by behavior or appearance” in star wars this takes form in a change in Luke…

schedule everyday gets boring for Truman after a while and he wants adventure in his life. Truman has always held onto the thought of his first love, Sylvia, and he wants to travel to see her. What Truman doesn’t know however is that he was an unwanted pregnancy and he was chosen to become the main character of a reality television show that began at the beginning of his life. He has been recorded every day of his life for a show that is broadcasted to millions, and every person who surrounds…

embarks on a quest. But does our story featuring Beowulf actually an epic? Let's first look at the features of a traditional epic. An epic is a lengthy narrative that follows the adventures some form of hero. This form of poem is also known to Take place on a large journey with the main character where he/she will have to overcome vast obstacles to achieve his/her goal. There are usually supernatural beings taking part in the action. At the end of an epic, the main character returns home being…

Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who never once dreamed of going on an adventure, suddenly got chosen by Gandalf to become the fourteenth member of Thorin and Company's adventure to reach the Lonely Mountain and take it back from Smaug. Bilbo is a Baggins, the heir of a thoroughly respectable and conventional family through his father, but his mother was a Took, an eccentric clan of hobbits noted for their love of excitement and adventure. Despite having more money, the Tooks were less respected than the…

I’ve always loved the outdoors and the sense of adventure that only nature can bring, which is how one day last summer I ended up ziplining in Tennessee. As I hooked my harness into the final platform and looked over the mountains, I experienced a sense of wonder. All of my problems seemed far away, and I felt invincible while breathing in the clear air that seemed to hold infinite opportunities waiting to be discovered. I didn’t know it then, but I would later be reminded of this moment while…

really just one setting for you see in the Book Bilbo is on an adventure and has to travel many lands but his main goal is to get to the mountains. In the begging of the story Bilbo and his normal ordinary routine is disrupted by a wizard and 12 dwarves. They seek a burglar and a top notch burglar because they want to claim their treasure back from an evil dragon named smaug and smaug isn't quite friendly, Well you see Smaug the evil dragon took thorin's father’s land and they want to retrieve…