The Man with the Twisted Lip by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle :: English Literature

The Man with the Twisted Lip by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleIn The Man with the Twisted Lip, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle used thedisrespect of the victorian public with regards to the Police tocreate his own successful amateur detective. The debate for this clearlack of respect is that the notorious Jack the Ripper was roaming thestreets of London, and the police could do nothing to stop him. IndeedJack the Ripper was never caught by the Police. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle besides uses the fear that Victorians had of the knowledge that Jack theRipper was present on London streets. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle uses wrangling such as,lurking and sluggishlyto describe Upper Swandam Lane and the way the River Thames flowing,adding to the look of disquiet and revulsion within the ref. SirArthur Conan Doyle also describes Upper Swandam Lane as being,vileAll three of these words make the reader looking uncomfortable about thesettings because the words represent life and creatures that are satanicand danger ous. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle also tells us of a,low room bass and heavy with the opium haveIn the Victorian period, opium was legal and was smoked by manypeople. The thick smoke in the room made it difficult to breathe alterair. The word,sottishis used to describe an opium smoker who clearly has no train overhis mind and body. This could be a hint that Sir Arthur Conan Doyledid not venerate of the smoking of opium that took place in that time.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle also describes those opium smokers as being,bodies lying in strange fantastic poses, bowed shoulders, bent knees,heads thrown back and chins pointed upwards, with hither and there adark, lack-lustre eye turned on the newcomerThis disapprobation gives the reader a further suggestion that the people inthe opium retreat are intoxicated under the influence of opium, and alsoSir Arthur Conan Doyles disapproval of the habit of opium smoking.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle describes the path down to the opium den as,a steep traje ctory of steps leading down to a black gap corresponding the mouth ofa caveThis could be likened to a descent into hell, reminding the reader ofthe dreadful descent into the railway cutting in The Signalman, andsuggesting that the opium den is not a place where religious peoplecould be found.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle manipulates the importance that Victorians lay on social values and respectability. The Victorians were veryproud people, and knew that money meant respect. This is shown whenthe oddball of Neville St.