Imagery In 'Women In Sherlock Holmes'

The author uses imagery in this passage to show that Holmes see women as merely an object. He uses this by showing how “smoke and din could envelop a woman” and how they could just disappear after he’s done with them . Furthermore, he imagines that the “blade-thin track of perfume” would be the only scent remaining of the women and compares it to the “stench of dung, anthracite, and putrefaction.” Larson uses the description to portray the fragrance that would soon turn into the scent of decaying bodies. He explains Holmes view on humans and how he intends to dispose of them after their
use.