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| Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess |
“Who exactly am I?” I'm always curious. I used to think of myself as a courageous, ambitious, and bright person, but things have changed, and maturing into a teenager is challenging. Furthermore, I like to read narrative books, which means that I am a bookworm. Therefore, in August of 2020, I watched a film called Enola Holmes, which originated from a novel and it has changed my life.
First of all, Enola, the younger sister of the renowned detective Sherlock, is lively, brilliant, clever, as well as kind, helpful, and empathic. The book begins with Enola's mother disappearing on her fourteenth birthday, forcing her to seek her mother out on her own using fascinating ideas. Thus, the journey is challenging, that is to say, an exciting mystery is waiting and these are likely to show Enola's ability to be like her brother, Sherlock Holmes. Because of Enola’s character, I wondered how to be like her.
The following day, I produced a list of my strengths and weaknesses, as well as my personal aims. To begin, about my strengths, I stated that I am creative, optimistic, and friendly. Next is about my weaknesses: I mentioned that I am an impatient, anxious and cowardly person. The reason why I wrote these is so that I will transform my flaws into motivation. It led to my aim of taking the IELTS exam and scoring 6.0 for the first time. While reading this, I fell in love with this phrase: “The choice is always yours. Whatever society may claim, it cannot control you,” which Sherlock said to Enola, and it influences her to be brave and focus on her goal of looking for a loved one, her mother. Apart from that, I brought this speech to push me to keep working. Without a doubt, in December in 2020, I earned a 6.0 on my first try and it was awesome. Because I used to be a terrible English student in elementary school, I was terrified to speak in front of large groups of people.My teacher criticized me for my accent. As a result of this book, it changed my mind and I became a better person.
In conclusion, Enola Holmes is my favorite fiction novel. When I am tired or unhappy, I will read this because she is strong, even when confronted with fear. It taught me how to be brave and I believe that in the future, when I will be a producer, my dream career, I will be strong enough for whatever happens.
When I watched it a few of months ago, I enjoyed the film version of Wan's chosen topic. I had not even thought until I read Wan's short essay on it that the film was based on a book. And following up on Amazon, I discovered that there is in fact a series of books relating the adventures of Sherlock Holmes' younger sister.
ReplyDeleteSherlock wasn't a mathematician, but his commitment to reason and science fit well with my passions at the time when I first met him back in my high school days. Unlike some of my other favourite childhood and teenage writers, Arthur Conan Doyle's language and the stories written in it remain fun to today. When new version comes out as TV adaptation, I watch it. For sticking to the stories and late 19th - early 20th century setting in the books, my favourite is the series starring Jeremy Brett as the great detective. However, I've also enjoyed the more recent retelling set in modern England, in which Benedict Cumberbatch portrays Holmes for the BBC.
I'm still debating whether to learn more about Sherlock's young sister by clicking the buy button on Amazon.
I also watched the film last year and I really enjoyed watching it. Admittedly, I have yet to finish watching Sherlock Holmes, I tried once but it failed due to the (very) fast English conversations in there, resulting in giving up watching it. However, for his younger sister version, Enola Holmes, the film gets better in that point which I could follow the whole story in the film easily.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I have never known that Enola Holmes is based on a book, like Peter, but I am afraid I am not a bookworm so I prefer watching the film. Anyway, thank you for sharing this book and keep going for your future job.