worlds we have never seen before and take us on emotional rollercoasters. They open our eyes to the world around us and help us see it in a new light. All of this is made possible by the amazing characters that lead the plot. In the case of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time‚ Judy Boone is one of those Characters. Judy has a significant influence on the plot‚ provides the reader with a unique perspective on the story’s content and‚ without her‚ the book would be totally different. Her
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The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger tells the story of teen boy‚ Holden‚ alone in New York City trying to find himself. A bildungsroman novel “concentrate[s] on the development or education of a central character… Traditionally‚ this growth occurs according to a pattern: the sensitive‚ intelligent protagonist leaves home‚ undergoes stages of conflict and growth‚ is tested by crises and love affairs‚ then finally finds the best place to use his/her unique talents” (The Bedford Glossary of Critical
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Themes The Struggle to Become Independent Christopher’s goal in the novel resembles that of many teenage protagonists in coming-of-age stories: to become independent and find his role in the world. Because of his condition‚ Christopher cannot be as independent as he would like. Since he has trouble understanding other people‚ dealing with new environments‚ and making decisions when confronted with an overload of new information‚ for instance‚ he has difficulty going places by himself. When he feels
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Bildungsroman is a term which denotes a novel of self-development through education and formation within its coming-of-age. J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye and Stephen Chbosky’s the Perks of Being a Wallflower both depict a main character that has a troubling and lonely life due to sudden changes in life which focuses on how the character can mentally and physically cope with it. The themes that are depicted in the novel include Alienation as a form of self-protection as Holden continually
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Reflection: Christopher’s autism makes it hard for him to understand the feeling of other people‚ he can’t empathize. He can’t understand metaphoras‚ sarcasm‚ or even love or anger. He shows a growing of independence throughout the whole novel. Especially‚ through the rebellion against his father by disobeying‚ his single trip to London or his investigations about the dead Wellington‚ which brought him the truth about his mothers’ supposed dead. But he didn’t just grow in his confidence‚ but also
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1“And when I was asleep I had one of my favorite dreams… And in the dream nearly everyone on the earth is dead…” In Chapter 229‚ having made the difficult trip to London and found his mother‚ Christopher has what he calls one of his “favorite” dreams. Since the dream is Christopher’s fantasy‚ the fact that he identifies this dream as a favorite implies that it fulfills some of his deepest wishes. First‚ without anyone else around‚ Christopher would not have to have any social interactions‚ which
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The Incident This happened to me last weekend . I am bored at that day . I was sitting outside my house alone because all of my friends were out of town . I was getting bored so I decided to ride my bike out to nearby garden . When I got there ‚ I saw nobody over there and I started feel curious at this moment . I sit on a meadow .I try to make myself more relax and take a nap . Suddenly ‚ I heard roar of thunder and the sky started become bad weather ahead . Dark ‚ smoky clouds threatened
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Diversity in Life Throughout the novel‚ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time‚ emotions are the most challenging problems of all for Christopher. Christopher Boone is a mathematically fifteen year old gifted boy with Asperser’s syndrome. The syndrome enables him to see the world only through his limited perspective‚ which is closed‚ frightened and disoriented. For Christopher‚ the desire for logic and order is actually a necessity of living: “as he suffers from Asperser’s Syndrome‚
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The first trait if the Bildungsroman is that as a child the character is orphaned or there is an absence of parents. This is true of Pip because his parents died when he was young and his sister and her husband‚ Joe‚ raised him. Although they raised Pip‚ Mrs. Joe and Joe did not fit the role of parental figures in Pip’s life. His sister was not a mother figure because she did not show love or affection as she was constantly beating him and telling him that he ruined her life. Joe‚ although loving
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In the novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon the main character Christopher changes greatly during his adventure. Christopher is very different to normal people as he has Asperger’s Syndrome‚ a mental illness which deprives him of his social abilities and emotional interpretation. Christopher changes from an innocent unknowing boy to one of newfound truths and knowledge. At the start of the book he is very shy and protective of himself‚ only talking to those
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