the curious incident of the dog in the night-time‚ I immediately judged the book for its cover. I thought to myself “what kind of book would have a title like this.” The title seemed long and childish. I did not realize that there was a story behind the title until I started reading. Now that I am eighty pages into the book‚ I am highly intrigued. The most interesting aspects of the novel is the main character‚ Christopher Boone‚ the title‚ and the pictures in the book that help Christopher illustrate
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Christopher In the book ‘the curious incident of the dog in the night time’ the author had created a very unusual teenager called Christopher Boone. The author used strange and unique techniques to create the effect Christopher brings to the readers. These techniques are; the way in which Christopher communicates‚ how Christopher describes himself‚ the way Christopher interacts with other characters and the comments of the other characters. Dialogue Christopher is the type of person who doesn’t
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understands him. Do you agree? In the novel‚ The curious incident of the dog in the night-time‚ Mark Haddon has created the character of the 14 year old Christopher Boone‚ a teenager with Aspergers Syndrome. Christopher’s father is not the only person who understands him. Many other people like his Mum‚ Siobhan‚ and Mrs. Alexander can relate to him‚ but to different extents. Christopher’s father respects‚ understands and takes care of Christopher. His father lives with him so he knows about Christopher’s
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Black days‚ depend on how many cars in a row and what colour they are‚ for Christopher John Francis Boone. Christopher‚ aged 15 years and 3 months and 2 days‚ is different from other boys and girls his age. He knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and although he is gifted with a superbly logical brain‚ he is autistic. The key brilliance to Mark Haddon’s book‚ ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’‚ is the method in which Christopher’s autism is communicated. Though
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Tomczyk Professor Floerke English 100 7 October 2012 The Thoughts of Christopher Boone Many believe that those with autism do not have the capacity of developing moral agency without empathy. Kids at a young age are taught the lessons of good and bad of what other people see as good that impacts on them as they grow up. The same concept goes with Christopher in the novel of‚ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon‚ that endorse the fact that he has autism is able to
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Mark Haddon‚ the author of the 2003 best seller book the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time‚ was born in Northampton‚ England‚ 1962 (Ewing). He was a son of an architect father and homemaker mother (Ewing). In his early life‚ he was interested in math and science (Terry). As he attended college‚ he realized his love of English literature and attainted B.S degree at Oxford University in 1981(Ewing). After graduation‚ he volunteered to be a home caregiver for a multiple sclerosis patient
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In the novel‚ A Curious Incident of a Dog in the Night-Time‚ Christopher Boone succeeds in his endeavor of escaping the restraining oppression of dependency by finding solace in physical confinement. This story‚ at its core is a coming of age novel illustrating a teenage boy’s struggle for independence‚ in which enclosure is a requirement for freedom. There is a juxtaposition presented between Christopher’s yearning for autonomy and his coping mechanism of placing himself into restraining
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Christopher Boone‚ the protagonist‚ who is analogous to essentially every child‚ whether it be curiosity‚ intelligence‚ or independence‚ suffers from an unfortunate ailment‚ autism. Autism results in considerable disadvantages‚ primarily social and emotional uncomfortableness. Christopher narrates his experiences and challenges as he sets forth to unveil the mystery of the deceased dog‚ Wellington. Christopher depicts his viewpoint without emotions‚ simply logic and reasoning. However‚ his observations
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In 2003 Mark Haddon won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award for his novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time‚ a book that gives a realistic picture of how it should be to go as an autistic person through life. The book is a worldwide bestseller and won at least fifteen other awards. It is written from the person of Christopher‚ a boy with Asperger’s syndrome. When Christopher found the dog of his neighbor killed in her garden‚ he decides to go looking for the perpetrator of this brutal
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Christopher Boone‚ the protagonist in Mark Haddon’s Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time‚ is trying to adapt to a world in which he doesn’t belong in. In the beginning of the book we meet Christopher‚ a cold hearted‚ autistic 15-year-old boy. When it is revealed to him that his mom had an affair with a man named Roger Shears‚ Christopher is unfazed by the news. He is asked by his aide Siobhan if he is sad to hear the news‚ but Christopher is untroubled: ”I’m not sad” (75). If that kind of
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