The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, demonstrates how a specific character can be used to expand the complexity of the story's main character. Specifically in the case of Irene Adler, Conan Doyle doesn't go into much detail about her, instead using her as a contrast to Holmes. Adler's presence in the story is that of the antagonist, but to Holmes it seems much more than that. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's use of Adler seems to be very unique and creative compared to some of his other works, although after his appearance, Conan Doyle's Sherlock works all arrive at a similar structure, where Sherlock he seems to come to worship the bad guys, more so the bad guys reason and put up with the people who hire him. Ah yes, "for Sherlock Holmes [Irene Adler] is always the woman" (Bohemia.1.1). Irene Adler considers the central story to be the main focus of Sherlock, although it is not a direct contact for much of the story. Nonetheless, Watson takes the time to point out that she remains a significant person in Holmes' personal story. Not much is said about Irene Adler as a person: she is a contralto singer and an ordinary city lady who had an affair with the King of Bohemia. In turn the King of Bohemia hires Holmes to try to obtain an incriminating image of the two. The King of Bohemia does not want the news to reach his future bride before her wedding. Although the photograph remains safe in the end, due to a promise from Mrs. Adler, Holmes is unable to obtain the photo from her. Adler actually manages to outwit him and disappear from the country in much the same way Sherlock would have done. Which led to Sherlock being deeply affected by Irene Adler in a way that would make his... middle of paper... or enhance another's personality and behaviors. By portraying Sherlock as a cold, calculating, crime-solving machine, he leads us to see a frozen exterior on the outside, but expand it by introducing a dynamic that reflects the internal workings of his mind. While he had no real emotional attachment to the people he interacted with, other than Watson, he apparently developed a perceived relationship through his adoration of specific traits through the use of Conan Doyle subcharacters. Proving that Sherlock not only seemed like a cold and complicated man, but also one who has the ability to admire people for their intellectual abilities, not their crimes. Conan Doyle's use of subcharacters to expand and make readers infer their thoughts on who the character they are reading about really is. Not just the descriptions provided by the author.