Compare Holmes 'Eyes To A Lake On A Still August Morning'

Lastly, Larson uses imagery to help the reader visualize how Holmes actions play an important part of his evil personality. For instance, when Holmes talks to Ned and shows his deepest sorrow for the loss of his sister, but his eyes are a “flat blue calm, like the lake on a still August morning” (Larson 123). Holmes pretends to be sympathetic of Ned’s sisters, Gertrude’s passing. However, Larson compares Holmes’ eyes to a “lake on a still August morning” depicting in them a “flat blue calm.” By giving the reader this image, it paints a peaceful image in the reader’s mind with mystifying tinge that makes the reader question Holmes’ affection towards others. Larson then describes a scenario when Julia “[grips] his hand more tightly” which makes