The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Analysis
Have you ever felt misunderstood? Have you ever wanted to be alone in the world? In the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, written by Mark Haddon, Christopher Boone is a young teenager who is intelligent and talented in math. But Christopher has a condition, which is autism that makes him think and speak differently. His autism affect how he interacts with people, develops relationships, and deal with new situations. The way Christopher interacts with people is very different. Because of his autism he avoids people as he does not understand them. He cant process people's emotions. Having this syndrome prevents him from understanding how people act differently when faced with him. Christopher speaks with a number of people he doesn't
…show more content…
He finds it difficult to relate to most other people, apart from those close to him, like his dad and Siobhan. He doesn't like talking to people at all. He avoids human contact whenever he can. For instance, in the beginning of the story Christopher punched the cop, just because the cop touched him.(Haddon 8). This example shows that he doesn't like to be touched and also developing new relationships is hard for him. Another example is when Christopher was at the second train station. He was looking for his pet rat Toby on the train tracks. A man came and pulled him up because a train was coming and then Christopher screamed because he didn't know the man and the man was touching him. Then the lady came over and asked “Are you OK?” then she touched Christopher arm that's when he screamed again. This example shows that when people reach out to start a relationship with him Christopher just shut them down. When dealing with new situations, Christopher seems to react in a weird way when he is fazed by uncomfortable situations or new situations. He hates unpredictable situations and dislikes anything new. For example, when Christopher appears upon a dead dog, he copes with this new situations differently. (Haddon 1). He's willing to spend his whole life finding who killed Wellington and even write a book about it. Another example is when Christopher found his mother's letters in his father's room. He didn’t know how to react. He
He finds it difficult to relate to most other people, apart from those close to him, like his dad and Siobhan. He doesn't like talking to people at all. He avoids human contact whenever he can. For instance, in the beginning of the story Christopher punched the cop, just because the cop touched him.(Haddon 8). This example shows that he doesn't like to be touched and also developing new relationships is hard for him. Another example is when Christopher was at the second train station. He was looking for his pet rat Toby on the train tracks. A man came and pulled him up because a train was coming and then Christopher screamed because he didn't know the man and the man was touching him. Then the lady came over and asked “Are you OK?” then she touched Christopher arm that's when he screamed again. This example shows that when people reach out to start a relationship with him Christopher just shut them down. When dealing with new situations, Christopher seems to react in a weird way when he is fazed by uncomfortable situations or new situations. He hates unpredictable situations and dislikes anything new. For example, when Christopher appears upon a dead dog, he copes with this new situations differently. (Haddon 1). He's willing to spend his whole life finding who killed Wellington and even write a book about it. Another example is when Christopher found his mother's letters in his father's room. He didn’t know how to react. He