Of Mark Haddon's Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time

Mark Haddon’s book, the curious incident of the dog in the night-time, was written from the first person perspective, seen through the eyes of Christopher, a fifteen year old boy with asperger's syndrome. Aspergers is a condition on the Autism spectrum, which affects social interactions and nonverbal cues. Haddon has written several novels, but is most popularly known for, the curious incident of the dog in the night-time. Haddon made the narrator, Christopher, seem like an outsider through his unique ways of thinking. By having Christopher be the narrator, it shows the reader the different ways Christopher views the world. Christopher’s way of thinking may come across as confusing and too complex for others. Mark Haddon chose to write the book from a child with aspergers perspective because it showed how the protagonist, Christopher, coped with all his problems and how everyday things were much more complicated for him. Christophers perspective and way of thinking is very complex. Christopher is very smart and thinks much differently than most people. His way of thinking and processing information is uncommon to most and hard to understand. He explains how he sees everything, “I see everything. That is why I don’t like new places” (140). Christopher is a very observant person. He is constantly looking at his surroundings. When there is
Christopher approaches problems differently throughout the text. The perspective coming from Christopher explained how people with a form of autism may think. If Haddon did’ write the book from his perspective, then it may have been less interesting. The meaning of the book was altered because it was from his perspective and it came across much differently coming from Christopher. Ultimately, Christopher's behavior is more easily understandable from the point of view of his own mind, rather than an outsider looking