Read The Valley of Fear and The Blue Cross
Read this article on the structure and elements of a mystery story to help you answer the following questions.
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The Valley of Fear

1. The Valley of Fear is  one of four short novels that feature Sherlock Holmes. Consider the elements and structure of The Valley of Fear and of The Moonstone. How are they similar in structure and elements? How are they different? Which aspects of element and structure help to make this particular story more interesting? 
2. You have learned about 4 worldviews in this class: Empiricism, Utilitarianism, rationalism/Aristotelian, and Hedonism. For The Valley of Fear, analyze one character with respect to his/her worldview. In other words, which worldview does this character portray, and what evidence do you have for answering as you did?
3. What are your thoughts on this story? Please be very thoughtful in your answers, as we will go in-depth on each of these questions in class. 

The Blue Cross

1. The Blue Cross is  the first of many short mystery stories that feature Father Brown. Consider the elements and structure of The Blue Cross and of The Moonstone. How are they similar in structure and elements? How are they different? Which aspects of element and structure help to make this particular story more interesting? 
2. You have learned about 4 worldviews in this class: Empiricism, Utilitarianism, rationalism/Aristotelian, and Hedonism. For The Blue Cross, analyze one character with respect to his/her worldview. In other words, which worldview does this character portray, and what evidence do you have for answering as you did?
3. What are your thoughts on this story?Please be very thoughtful in your answers, as we will go in-depth on each of these questions in class.