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    How does this extract from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time introduce us to the important ideas in Haddon’s novel? Disability or being different in society can be isolating. Disability‚ particularly those people with behavioural differences is a topic that has only become socially acceptable as a topic of conversation in recent times. Historically‚ any form of disability was seen as taboo and was not considered appropriate for ‘polite’ conversation. Haddon takes on an unconventional

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    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time‚ by Mark Haddon‚ is a novel giving an insight into the world of Christopher Boone‚ a 15-year-old boy with Asperger’s syndrome. This condition leaves Christopher’s ability to emotionally connect with other people non-existent. This idea centres around the book’s unique feel and theme of Christopher’s need for order and safety in his life as a necessity to function properly. It is soon clear however‚ that it is not only Christopher that has emotional

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    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Christopher’s idiosyncrasies in the text are- not eating food after it has touched other food‚ ‘if his senses become overloaded or his brain is confused’ he will curl up in a ball and groan and perhaps for hours at a time‚ he prefers red‚ hates brown and yellow‚ he uses consecutive colours of cars to determine if it were to be a good day or a bad day. When I discussed my idiosyncrasies with my mum she stated- Every live stock truck that drives

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    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ‘Because the story is narrated from Christopher’s point of view‚ we learn little about other characters.’ Do you agree? ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime’ is all about perspective. Although Mark Haddon does not specifically relate to readers that Christopher‚ the main protagonist and narrator of the text suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome‚ the text explores how the fifteen-year-old teenager views the people and events which surround

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    Curious Christopher’s and the Mysterious Death In the novel ‘The curious incident of the dog in the night time’‚ we meet an interesting child who goes by the name of Christopher and see he suffers from Aspberger’s Syndrome. As Christopher progresses through the novel we struggle with the thought of the possibility of a traditional hero being displayed by Christopher’s actions; by Joseph Campbell’s guidelines. In retrospect‚ Christopher has the tendency to portray significant aspects in which allows

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    Christopher Boone’s Character in the curious incident of the dog in the night-time I believe that Christopher’s character is determined by the following three traits: Perseverance‚ Strategic Thinking‚ and Observation. These three characteristics clearly define his ability to cope with situations that are unique to readers and help us understand as we see these situations through a high functioning autistic teenage brain. Christopher’s ability to persevere in the curious incident

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    The curious incident of the dog in the night-time Mark Haddon Christopher John Francis Boone is a 15 year old boy‚ living with his father(Ed Boone) at 36 Randolph street. He is told that his mother died while being sick at the hospital. While in fact she had left and went to London with a neighbor called “Mr Shears”. Christopher is also the narrator in the text. Ed Boone is Christopher’s single father. He makes meals and take care of Christopher’s daily needs. He owns a heating maintenance

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    Through his unique novel‚ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time‚ and the 15 year-old protagonist‚ Christopher Boon‚ Mark Haddon uses the universal issue of being different to eliminate the social stigma surrounding Asperger’s Syndrome. From memorable narrative perspective‚ he explores the value of truth and perspective‚ the complex nature of the social world and understanding individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome. Haddon challenges the reader to consider the interesting idea of disability

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    and rolling on the ground. Someone tries to help him. He hits the person and screams again. This is Christopher John Francis Boone‚ the main character of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. This novel doesn’t have one specific theme because it is written with the perspective of Christopher‚ an autistic young adult who doesn’t get typical things the way I‚ and most people do. Christopher is autistic. He doesn’t get normal things. In the story I got frustrated‚ because of Christopher’s

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    Society has indicated that it is not concerned about people with disabilities. Mark Haddon’s novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time‚ follows the theme of “sometimes people are born with disabilities but it’s communities that handicap them”. In the novel‚ the protagonist‚ Christopher‚ is put into challenging situations where people do not consider the fact that someone may be disabled. This causes misinterpretations of language and emotions that causes society to blindly handicap

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