Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are the most well known fictional characters in history, with hundreds of adaptions from the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories. There is a total of 60 original stories by Conan Doyle that were written between 1887 and 1927. Beginning in 1891, there was an eight year hiatus which had a huge public outcry because Conan Doyle killed of Sherlock Holmes, but he eventually did bring him back with the story of the Hounds of Baskerville in 1901.
Sherlock Holmes cannot be described without John Watson because, besides being foils of each other, we see Sherlock through the eyes of Watson who is the narrator of most of these stories. John Watson is a physician who fought in an Afghanistan war before meeting Sherlock. He meets Sherlock through a mutual friend and they decide to be roommates to lighten the rent at 221B Baker Street. John Watson appears to be Sherlock Holmes' only friend, with the evidence of in The Five Orange Pipes when John asked him if it was one of his friends at the door at such a late hour, Sherlock replied with, "Except for yourself I have none" (Conan Doyle 69). Sherlock is a very reclusive person when it comes to his social life, almost coming off as introverted. John is the only person that he is close to and actually socializes with outside of cases, so John is the only human companion he finds himself comfortable with. John and Sherlock do share this bond that is known throughout history to be a great friendship.
Sherlock Holmes cannot be described without John Watson because, besides being foils of each other, we see Sherlock through the eyes of Watson who is the narrator of most of these stories. John Watson is a physician who fought in an Afghanistan war before meeting Sherlock. He meets Sherlock through a mutual friend and they decide to be roommates to lighten the rent at 221B Baker Street. John Watson appears to be Sherlock Holmes' only friend, with the evidence of in The Five Orange Pipes when John asked him if it was one of his friends at the door at such a late hour, Sherlock replied with, "Except for yourself I have none" (Conan Doyle 69). Sherlock is a very reclusive person when it comes to his social life, almost coming off as introverted. John is the only person that he is close to and actually socializes with outside of cases, so John is the only human companion he finds himself comfortable with. John and Sherlock do share this bond that is known throughout history to be a great friendship.
Although they are best friends, John and Sherlock are complete opposites of each other. Sherlock is a hoarder in an OCD kind of way by keeping tons of papers and rewards he gets from his cases. He also dabbles in cocaine and morphine from time to time in between cases, which John strongly opposes. John describes him as "bohemian" in many stories because of how eccentric he is with his lifestyle. John is a classic Victorian man, very proper and neat, and has a stable job and loving wife. Even though they are quite different, they do compliment each other very well, which is what makes them foils to each other.
Sherlock has a very special gift in deductions that is almost otherworldly, which makes him distant from others. The only person that he is close friends with is John Watson, who praises this unique quality and questions him about his deductions, giving the reader insight on how his mind works, which is how they compliment each other. John also offers Sherlock a second opinion on his cases and he is someone that he can bounce ideas off of. Sherlock also teaches John a few tricks about the art of deduction which he practices constantly.
Sherlock has a very special gift in deductions that is almost otherworldly, which makes him distant from others. The only person that he is close friends with is John Watson, who praises this unique quality and questions him about his deductions, giving the reader insight on how his mind works, which is how they compliment each other. John also offers Sherlock a second opinion on his cases and he is someone that he can bounce ideas off of. Sherlock also teaches John a few tricks about the art of deduction which he practices constantly.
Sherlock Holmes and John Watson have been a dynamic duo throughout the century. Although they are complete opposites in lifestyle and behavior, they do work quite well together. They both work on cases together which provides a thrill for both of them and they provide each other with things that they couldn't get from anywhere else. As stated before, Sherlock Holmes cannot be described without John Watson.