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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All Themes Observation and Deduction Injustice and Hypocrisy Gender and Misogyny Revenge and Murder
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All Characters Sherlock Holmes John H. Watson Jefferson Hope John Ferrier Lucy Ferrier Enoch Drebber Joseph Stangerson Brigham Young
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All Symbols Lucy’s Wedding Ring
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A Study in Scarlet

by

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

A Study in Scarlet Symbols

Lucy’s Wedding Ring

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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