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Summer Homework Reading A Study in Scarlet by Sir Author Conan Doyle this summer was quite enjoyable because I learned so much more about the character Sherlock Holmes. Before reading this book, I assumed that Holes was a pretty smart guy. After all, he is known for solving mysteries that no one else can. However, I totally underestimated his intelligence. In the book, Holmes is a fast thinker and comes to quick conclusions in just seconds based on his observations. An example is when Holmes first meets Watson and is quickly able to tell that he had been in Afghanistan. I knew that Holes was smart, but I didn’t know that he was that smart. I also thought that Holes worked alone, which he mostly does. Though, in the book Holmes started to solve mysteries with his new roommate Dr. Watson, whom I didn’t even knew existed before reading this book. For …show more content…

In the show, the character of Sherlock Holmes is a bit different that the one in the book. Despite the setting being in a more modern time period, there were still a few differences in the two characters that I was able to spot. The biggest difference is the fact that in the book, we sometimes see Holmes depressed and moody. In the show, Holmes does get a bit moody, but it’s always excitement that we see and in the one episode that I watched – Season 1 episode 1- we don’t see Holmes get depressed or anything. In the show, Holmes gets really excited when he finds out that there was a murderer behind all of the reported suicides, and he gets even more excited when he finds out that there was a fourth murder. The point is that in the show, Holmes seems like he gets more of a rush or adrenaline from solving mysteries. I really like both characters, but my favorite would have to be Sherlock Holmes from A Study in Scarlet. In the book Holmes has more of an interesting and wide personality filled with a lot more characteristics and

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