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The Sign of Four

The book “The Sign of Four” fictionalizes the search of a treasure to shed light on the

theme of justice. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle writes a story of Ms. Morstan, whose father had

disappeared and she had not heard from him in a long time. Her father, Mr. Morstan worked in

India. He sends a message to his daughter telling her that he would be coming home to spend

time with her. The two agree to meet at a specific time. However, when Ms. Morstan gets to the

hotel, her father is not there. She is told that he had been staying at the hotel but he had gone

missing for some time. “The sign of the four” is marked by mystery, conflict and injustice which

is a reflection of today’s society.

Several years pass by and an advertisement is placed on the dailies requesting

Ms.Morstan to send her home address. After sending it, she receives a precious pearl which she

continues to receive through her mail around the same time every year. On the sixth year she gets

a request to meet the source of the pearls. Ms. Morstan is allowed to bring her friends who are

not police officers. She is therefore accompanied by a friend Mr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes.

Ms. Morstan has a document which she had found in her father’s belongings. In this

document, there are 4 names written on it including that of Jonathan Small. There is also a map

labelled “the sign of four” on that document. The three friends discover that Ms. Morstan started

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receiving the precious pearls after the death of Major Sholto. This discovery gives them a hint

that Major Sholto may have been aware of what killed Ms. Morstan’s father, Captain Morstan.

Ms. Morstan and her friends trace the home of Major Sholto’s youngest son, Thaddeaus

as they seek to unearth the mystery between major Sholto and Captain Morstan. It is here that

they discover that Major Sholto and Captain Morstan had discovered a treasure in India. Before

his death, Major Sholto had instructed his twin sons, Thaddeus and Bartholomew to give part of

the treasure to Ms. Morstan. The brothers however, could not share the treasure with Miss

Morstan because they did not know where it was. Their father had died before he could reveal it

to them. However, the sons managed to identify where the treasure was. As a result, Thaddeus

sought of looking for Ms. Morstan so that she could get her share of it.

When Ms. Morstan. Homes. Waston and Thaddeus arrive at Barthlomew’s house to

discuss sharing of the treasure. They find him already killed and beside him a note written ‘sign

of the four.’ They follow leads to discover who killed Barthlomew and evidence leads them to

Jonathan Small who was in possession of the treasure. He narrates to them how he had been

working as a guard in Agra. It is then he was confronted by men who asked him to help them kill

a wealthy man and get a treasure that was in his possession. Jonathan Small had agreed to help

them. They found a place to dispose the rich man’s body and store the treasure. The men had

kept their end of the bargain by giving him part of the treasure. The three men were later to be

arrested and imprisoned for life. Jonathan Smalls was taken to Andaman Islands where Captain

Morstan and Major Sholto worked. However, he managed to convince them to set him free in

exchange for the treasure.

Conflict, mystery and injustice are common in every society. The book “sign of the four”

gives a clear reflection of how this occurrences happen in society. However, the conflict in this

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book is resolved when the treasure is discovered. Every deserving stakeholder gets their rightful

share.

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