A Study in Scarlet
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Part 1, Chapter 1 Part 1, Chapter 2 Part 1, Chapter 3 Part 1, Chapter 4 Part 1, Chapter 5 Part 1, Chapter 6 Part 1, Chapter 7 Part 2, Chapter 1 Part 2, Chapter 2 Part 2, Chapter 3 Part 2, Chapter 4 Part 2, Chapter 5 Part 2, Chapter 6 Part 2, Chapter 7
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A Study in Scarlet

by

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Part 1, Chapter 1
  • Part 1, Chapter 2
  • Part 1, Chapter 3
  • Part 1, Chapter 4
  • Part 1, Chapter 5
  • Part 1, Chapter 6
  • Part 1, Chapter 7
  • Part 2, Chapter 1
  • Part 2, Chapter 2
  • Part 2, Chapter 3
  • Part 2, Chapter 4
  • Part 2, Chapter 5
  • Part 2, Chapter 6
  • Part 2, Chapter 7
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Observation and Deduction Theme Icon
    Observation and Deduction
  • Injustice and Hypocrisy Theme Icon
    Injustice and Hypocrisy
  • Gender and Misogyny Theme Icon
    Gender and Misogyny
  • Revenge and Murder Theme Icon
    Revenge and Murder
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Sherlock Holmes
  • John H. Watson
  • Jefferson Hope
  • John Ferrier
  • Lucy Ferrier
  • Enoch Drebber
  • Joseph Stangerson
  • Brigham Young
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Lucy’s Wedding Ring Symbol Icon
    Lucy’s Wedding Ring
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Flashbacks
  • Foil
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Personification
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
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Though wedding rings are normally symbols of unity, Lucy’s ring represents division and the perversion of marriage, as well as the way in which Lucy is objectified. Whereas in traditional monogamous marriages, the father…

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