Question

20 POINTS

What is a theme of "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle"?



A : Friends are rarely trustworthy.


B : Mistakes often result in powerful lessons.


C : It can be helpful to leave the past behind.


D : It is rewarding to solve problems for oneself.


Question 2

Part B


Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?



A : "’When you see a man with a horse-racing form sticking out of his pocket, you can always get him to talk with a bet,’ said he, chuckling. "


B : "’I knew that if I took the stone to him, he would show me how to sell the stone for money. ’"


C : "’This fellow will not go wrong again. ’"


D : "’You knew that this man Horner, the plumber, had been convicted of robbery before. ’"

Answer 1

C. leave the past behind. Doyle uses Sherlock Holmes to show how people can show forgiveness to others, even if they have the power to convict them of something they have done wrong. Mercy. Forgiveness.

It can be helpful to leave the past behind. Forgetting those things that were before, and finding peace now.

Step-by-step explanation:

He steals it. He is forgiven. This fellow will not go wrong again. Show him what is right and he can follow the righteous (no one is righteous) path. We all try to be better than we were before.