CHARACTER SKETCH

Detective Sherlock Holmes.

John McMurdo.

NAME: Zainab Amir

CLASS: VII
SECTION: F
SUBJECT: English Literature

Detective Sherlock Holmes:

 Sherlock Holmes is a fictional private
detective created by British Author Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle. He is incredibly brilliant,
moderately vain, and often impatient with
those who are unable to keep up with his
rapid deductions. Holmes is described as tall,
thin, and reserved, with an aquiline nose and
penetrating eyes.

John McMurdo:
McMurdo was assertive and self-reliant as he
approaches people with confidence and was
always ready to defend himself. He was a
brave a man as weel as clever. He very
cleverly saved James Stanger from being
murdered. He was a kind hearted person as
he tricked the scowrers for Ettie. This also
shows that he was clever as he got the
scowrers to jail in such a clever way that
nobody got it till the end. The biggest thing is
that he worked in the group of scowrers and
even them was able to get them to jail. Mc
Murdo was also one of the first person to trick
the so well. Besides this Mc Murdo was loyal,
clever, brave, and independent.

DR. WATSON:
Dr. John Watson is the loyal sidekick of
Sherlock Holmes, through almost the entire
canon, we see everything through Watsons
eyes, and the story is presented as if written
firsthand by the good doctor himself. Watson,
fairly intelligent in his own right, seems to
remain in a constant state of stupor over
Holmes brilliance, and often voices the
confusions concerning the detectives rapid
deductions. Watsons presence is fairly
insignificant in this particular novel, appearing
in only a few scenes in which Holmes was not
present as well. Watson is often described as
being very easy-going in nature.
MC GINTY:
Boss McGinty is one of the major villains of
this novel. The cruel and brutal leader of the
Scowrers, McGinty is a fearsome leader,
described as looking almost like a lion, with
fierce eyes and a mane-like beard. McGinty is
the undisputed lord of Vermissa Valley, which
is referred to by many as the Valley of Fear.
He rules over the valley with an iron fist,
crushing anyone who gets in his way through
the agents beneath him. McGinty could be
thought of as an American Moriarty, though
not as intelligent nor as powerful.