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mmforeverr
mmforeverr
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High School - 9th Grade

What were the author's intentions when writing "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"?  

Did it have something to do with his personal life?

I don't understand this question that much, so I would like some help with it.

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Posted by mmforeverr on Tuesday November 3, 2009 at 3:30 AM and tagged with intentions, intentions and effect, personal life, the adventure of the speckled band.

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  1. kiwi
    kiwi Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had the story published in 1892. This was a lean period for Conan Doyle in terms of his medical practice, and he had plenty of time to write. He was already contemplating Holmes "death" by this time, so it is unsurprising that his hero is a gallant champion of the ladies and remorseless in the demise of the cruel antagonist of the story, Dr. Grimesby Roylott.

    There may have been an intention to highlight the plight of women subject to cruelty due to the injustice of the process of property inheritance at the time, but it is more likely that Conan Doyle was simply allowing his character to flex his intellectual muscles to further impress the readership and sustain a steady income for Conan Doyle. His intentions were most likely literary rather than social comment.  

    Sources:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle
    http://www.enotes.com/adventure-speckled-qn/social-concerns

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    Posted by kiwi on Saturday November 7, 2009 at 3:11 PM