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GSTR 110J
Essay #1
Tuesday, September 19th

Savagery According to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Savagery, what is it and who is to draw the line? Most people in today's society when asked to think of someone that is savage, their minds will automatically think back to the tribes seen on the discovery channel; half naked, dressed in war paint, tromping through the woods barefoot in search of prey they are going to kill with little arrows and spears. Not everyone, however, realizes their own savage tendencies. Can one not say that someone seeking revenge or wrongfully killing someone out of spite is a form of savagery? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in his short story, "The Sign of Four," expresses different extents of savagery. Everyone has a bit of savagery in them, some a greater amount than others, but still yet there is savagery. It is the knowledge one possess and the will power one has which determines if one acts upon those savage instincts. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle demonstrates this......

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