Almost all of the Sherlock Holmes stories are told from
the first person point of view with Dr. Watson as narrator. Dr. Watson is Holmes’s
roommate, friend, and assistant.
You can tell first person
point of view by the use of pronouns. You will see the pronouns I,
me, we, and my. These
are first person pronouns. Watson refers to himself.
We were seated at
breakfast one morning, my wife and
I, when the maid brought in a
telegram.
Watson describes
Holmes’s actions and repeats what he says, sometimes asking him to explain his
reasoning. However, Watson does not really ever know exactly what is going on. This
creates more suspense for the reader, because we have to guess and Watson withholds
information.
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