THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS

THEME

• The theme is that cleverness and logic is an easy way to solve your problems.
• Sherlock Holmes uses his clues to find an efficient conclusion to his case. He also uses his prior findings to put together his assumptions.

CONFLICT

• The KKK send letters with five orange pips warning the person to flee the country or they will be killed in an unexpected way. Sherlock Holmes needs to find the murder.

MOTIVATION

• The KKK terrorizes African American voters. They want them to leave. If they wish to stay, they would kill them.
• Sherlock wants to figure it out to finish the case.