The curiosity of the heroes in her and the sign of the four The hero cannot progress without curiosity. However, curiosity can turn into a dangerous obsession. There are many good examples in Victorian literature. Literary works such as H. Rider Haggard's She and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Sign of Four, for example, reflect the inquisitive mind at work that uses scientific exploration to achieve the goal of solving the mystery, but attempting Solving the mystery presents dangers. to the protagonists whom they ignore at the beginning. The curious mind, in search of discovery, ends up seeing the dangers but does not turn back. The mystery became an obsession for the inquisitive mind, and for the inquisitive mind, solving the mystery became more important than self-preservation. However, without obsessive curiosity and the danger that comes with it, there would be no heroes in the story and, therefore, no story. There is an immensely popular character in Victorian literature who uses scientific deduction to solve crime mysteries, and his curiosity about solving mysteries has become his obsession. However, he is so calm and distant from his own emotions that he does not care whether obsession leads to his destruction, as long as he first solves the mystery to appease his ravenous mind. The only thing that truly excites him passionately, the only thing that provokes emotion in his calm demeanor, is his curiosity, which is his addiction, to solving mysteries. He is the hero of the story The Sign of Four, and his name, of course, is Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes is a confident, perhaps even arrogant, character. He always comes back after the mystery...... middle of paper ...... to help and protect his adopted son. These characters, in their seemingly crazy obsessive curiosity, also demonstrate courage and nobility in uncovering mysteries. They do what they do not only for themselves, but also for the benefit of others, and this is what makes them literary heroes and not mere protagonists. Another Victorian character who is also driven by curiosity but is neither courageous nor noble is Dr. Jekyll. He was obsessively curious about the duality of good and evil in the human soul, but all his research was for his selfish gain, which resulted in his death. Sherlock Holmes and Ludwig Horace Holly, who sometimes act selfishly, also do things selflessly to help others. That's why they're heroes, and that's one of the reasons they're still popular today. In their case, their curiosity, which turns into a dangerous obsession for them, is worth it..