It's clear the author wanted to portray Christopher with some characteristics as his idol Sherlock Holmes. For example, Christopher and Sherlock do the same thing when they walk into a room. Both notice the littlest of deals that any other person would easily over look. They can infer what a person has been doing, where they've been, and recognize anything that seems out of place. Christopher uses these to solve the mystery of Wellington much like Holmes uses the small details to solve his various mysteries.
Another characteristic that both Christopher and Sherlock share is that they both have obsessive compulsive disorder. Christopher won't eat foo that is yellow or brown and also won't eat his dinner if the food touched each other. Holmes is not necessarily the same because he does not care to much about colors or food touching, but he is very picky when it comes to his profession. Everything that Holmes does, whether it be finding a new medicine, engineering new technology, studying habits and behaviors, or disguising himself must be done perfectly and without flaw. If not, Holmes, will start over until it is perfect. Both are obsessively compulsive, but in there own way.
What is most similar between two is that they both love to discover new technologies and never cease to find knowledge. Christopher wants to be a physicist and help discover the new way to make everyday life easier, much as Holmes engineers new devices for his time period. Both are very interested in the future and how they can change it for the better.
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