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1HolmesGirl
If Holmes is sometimes considered to be egotistical, insensitive to those not in his 'mindset' or to the feelings of those around him, even to the point of sometimes being rude, does this make him a sociopath or even a psychopath?
I wouldn't agree to the latter as he has never shown any sign of a violent outburst in dealing with anyone - except when needed to defend himself physically.
He can be so focused on his own thoughts and needs to a case that it makes him oblivious to the effect that his words and action have on those around him.
A psychopath of course is much more dangerous as he is willing to harm. In BBC's Sherlock, he snapped at a policeman who called him a psychopath saying "Do your research. Don't call a person a psychopath when he is really a sociopath."
Sherlock isn't a cold, self gratifying machine. He cares for Watson as his close friend and confidant. He cares for Mrs Hudson, and he certainly has a conscience psychopaths fail to exercise. He cares about his clients and in helping them with their needs. He has his attachments and emotions like the rest of us. I like him.
I wouldn't agree to the latter as he has never shown any sign of a violent outburst in dealing with anyone - except when needed to defend himself physically.
He can be so focused on his own thoughts and needs to a case that it makes him oblivious to the effect that his words and action have on those around him.
A psychopath of course is much more dangerous as he is willing to harm. In BBC's Sherlock, he snapped at a policeman who called him a psychopath saying "Do your research. Don't call a person a psychopath when he is really a sociopath."
Sherlock isn't a cold, self gratifying machine. He cares for Watson as his close friend and confidant. He cares for Mrs Hudson, and he certainly has a conscience psychopaths fail to exercise. He cares about his clients and in helping them with their needs. He has his attachments and emotions like the rest of us. I like him.
2Enodia
"He cares about his clients and in helping them with their needs."
psychopath? no, of course not.
but the above quote fails to define Holmes properly, i think. in some cases it may be true, but for the most part i believe his interest in their plight is completely self-serving. they are mere grist for his intellectual mill. note the way he so easily and curtly dismisses the lovable Henry Baker, or the tight-fisted Jabez Wilson. and he is hardly sensitive to the fate of Trelawny Hope!
like i said, there are exceptions... Dr. Sterndale, the Duke of Holdernesse, Lady Brakenstall, etc. but for the most part he was a deduction machine which needed to be hooked up to its work or rack itself to pieces.
imo.
psychopath? no, of course not.
but the above quote fails to define Holmes properly, i think. in some cases it may be true, but for the most part i believe his interest in their plight is completely self-serving. they are mere grist for his intellectual mill. note the way he so easily and curtly dismisses the lovable Henry Baker, or the tight-fisted Jabez Wilson. and he is hardly sensitive to the fate of Trelawny Hope!
like i said, there are exceptions... Dr. Sterndale, the Duke of Holdernesse, Lady Brakenstall, etc. but for the most part he was a deduction machine which needed to be hooked up to its work or rack itself to pieces.
imo.
3therealdavidsmith
A lifetime of being ahead in the thinking stakes would probably account for a relaxation of social niceties, i believe his character has slowly replaced impatience and disbelief in the incompetence of his peers with a curtness which is somewhat more polite and efficient.
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