In the eyes of many, Sherlock Holmes is one of the greatest mystery solvers of all time. How could a child like Christopher, one with the mental disabilities that he has, be compared to the great Holmes? A fairly simple comparison can be made here; Christopher can only think rationally, there are no irrational thoughts floating around in his head. Holmes chooses to only think rationally, blocking out all of the irrational thoughts of everyday life. You could say that makes Christopher Boone just like Sherlock Holmes.
If one were to say that, one would be dreadfully wrong in their assumption. It is Christopher's inability to think irrationally that separates him from Holmes. Sherlock Holmes can think irrationally, he just chooses not to. This puts him at an advantage when solving crimes. Not all crimes are committed based on rational reasoning, so Holmes has an edge because he can first eliminate all possible rational reasons, and then, when there are no options left, begin to think irrationally. Christopher however, cannot. If a crime were to be committed for immoral and irrational reasons, Christopher would not be able to understand the crime, nor be able to solve it.
Sometimes shooting somebody is just shooting somebody.
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