How does Conan Doyle use Dr. Watson to reveal the character and genius of Sherlock Holmes?

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How does Conan Doyle use Dr. Watson to reveal the character and genius of Sherlock Holmes?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle shows Sherlock Holmes as a highly intelligent individual. We are shown Holmes' intelligence from his good friend Dr. Watson.

We learn that Holmes is very methodical in his deductive ways; this is shown in "The Speckled Band", as Watson describes the movements of Sherlock Holmes, and how he "sits in his usual way".

This tells us the type of character that Holmes is; Holmes uses the power of deduction in a clinical way. This is shown as Sherlock Holmes tells Helen Stoner how she arrived to his house. Holmes explains how the mud on the left side of her jacket could only be from the dogcart she used, "there is no vehicle save a dogcart which throws up mud in that way, and then only when you sit on the left-hand side of the driver".

In "The Speckled Band" we also see the type of character Holmes is, we learn that Holmes' intelligence is greater than any of the common man, but we also see Holmes' strength as Dr. Roylott, the step-father of Helen Stoner, bends an iron poker out of shape. As Dr. Roylott leaves, Holmes bends the poker back into shape. In this passage we also see how Holmes tells Watson how he is compared to the official police force, "Fancy having the insolence to confound me with the official detective force!" This shows us how highly Holmes thinks of himself. Later in the novel we see the medical genius of Holmes, as he shows Watson how two little bite marks are left on the corpse, and how the victim must have been poisoned. This tells us that Holmes is very observant and self-explanatory in his investigations, with the aid of his friend Dr. Watson.
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Holmes observations and knowledge are also shown in "The Five Orange Pips", this is shown as Holmes explains how his late guest joins them, "You have come up from the south-west, I see."

"Yes from Horsham."

"That clay and chalk mixture which I see upon your toe-caps is quite distinctive." this tells us how Holmes knowledge and observation of the places he has visited.

Also in this passage we see that Holmes is known around the country as he has helped many other people, " I have heard of you, Mr. Holmes. I heard from ...

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