The Case of the Greek Key (Post 2)

It is ironic that the government is relying so heavily on Sherlock Holmes to decode the German Naval Code. The government's own decoding squad couldn't even determine the type of code. Holmes believes he has the advantage of "recognising what sort of code it appears to be," (111). Here we see Holmes's conceited attitude. He seems to somehow know that he'll actually figure out the code. We also see that he's still the same workaholic. He doesn't stop his work. He has many, many books laid out on his desk trying to solve the case. I guess this is part of what makes Holmes so compelling. To readers, he may seem like the person who never gives up until something is finished. Plus, Holmes can solve every case that is thrown at him.

In this case, he does solve the code. He finds the answer in one of his books, called Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There. He was shocked to find out that the answer lied in this book. He considered this book to be one of the last books he'd have to look through.