It puts people into the mind of an autistic teen. By the end of the book, some of Christopher’s choices become more predictable because the reader has gotten to know him and his mind so well. The characters in the book are all incredibly different. They all play a large part in Christopher’s life, whether they know it or not. For example, Reverend Peters is only involved in a few instances that readers learn of.…
As one can see, Christopher has a really hard time distinguishing weather people words are true or false. Throughout, the story Christopher shows his unique ways of looking at life. He is he not the a dependable narrator. This is demonstrated when Christopher is talking about him getting on to the…
But instead, he did not develop as much which makes him mostly a static character. Christopher’s internal development is restricted and does not grow for the simple reason that he is unable to express his emotions when they grow too strong. When he found out that his mother had an affair with Mr. Shears, he did not get upset or sad because he knew his mother was dead. “I don’t feel sad about it. Because Mother is dead.…
So, when Christopher finds out that his mother was alive all along, and that Edward had lied to him and told him that she had had a heart problem and died, Christopher went into a shell-shocked paralyzed state. Edward, unknowing of what would happen next, told the truth about him killing Wellington, and this set Christopher to not only be untrusting of his father, but to fear his father as well. The common theme of lying having many negative effects is just one of the main focuses in the two…
In most instances, the protagonist of a story usually goes through some life-changing event that causes them to think and examine things differently. However, by the end of the novel, Christopher doesn’t think any differently than when he did in the beginning. Christopher does gain more confidence, yet, even though life changing events happen to him he still acts the same way he did before. He does not mature, and he does not grow emotionally. Christopher’s ideas of logic and order don’t change toward the end of the story; he doesn’t become smarter or anything less of that.…
These overall show how Chris can struggle to interact within his relationships and shows the reader how straightforward and logically Christopher's world…
In short, Christopher was very reluctent to forgive his father but he eventally…
Unfortunately, the man deceived Christopher by telling him that his mother died of a heart attack.. However, the father did this out of love and…
When Christopher starts lying about his investigation, he starts lying and sneak around. This causes a drift in his relationship with his father. In the beginning of the book, Christopher wanted to talk to his father about the dog. Take for instance, when Christopher says “I like Wellington and I went to say hello to him, but I didn’t know that someone had killed him… I am going to find out who killed Wellington” (20).…
“How does Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time portray interesting ideas about themes?” By employing distinctive features, Mark Haddon effectively situates the responders to experience life through the perspective of an individual with autism. By openly disregarding the rules of conventional storytelling, Haddon’s implementation of exploring the everyday occurrences through the perspective of Christopher Boone, who happens to be a dramatically unconventional character, promotes the responder’s comprehending of the life of an individual who cannot grasp human interactions.…
He cannot empathize because he cannot image how others may feel or what they may be thinking. An example of this is his misunderstanding of metaphors due to not knowing what the meaning is or when people use non-verbal communication (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon, 2002, Pg. 16, Chapter 26). He also has a hard time depicting how someone is feeling (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon, 2002, Pg. 4 & 5, Chapter 3). With more social interaction, Christopher will develop the ability to socialize and understand more of human…
The inability to understand jokes, metaphors, and sarcasm creates obstacles for Christopher when he attempts to communicate with strangers. This can be seen when he gets lost in a train station in London and is unable to buy an atlas as he does not understand the salesman. Christopher asks, “‘Is that the A-Z?’ and I pointed at the book. And he said, ‘No, it’s a sodding crocodile.’”…
Both of them go on adventures with similar restriction, yet there are many differences. In the book, Christopher had very little help on his journey. The only people that supported him were the policemen. This made him face a lot more challenges. As he did not know how to get to London, so he had to find the information on his…
His detached description of this is juxtaposed against his intense reactions. Christopher can neither control nor rationalise his emotional…
The mystery that Christopher is trying to solve is the murder of a dog and not a human. As an audience we also have to keep in mind that the intended audience is for children and young adults. The author obviously had to keep things for young audiences. We also see this incident when Christopher keeps repeating and asking if his dad is going to jail.…