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    Order in the Chaos In the novel‚ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon‚ Christopher John Francis Boone struggles to realize that the world isn’t as structured as he had believed. Christopher is a child with special needs who dislikes many things such as being touched‚ France‚ and the colour brown. Throughout the story‚ Christopher decides to investigate the death of his neighbour’s dog‚ Wellington. {PUT HIS FATHER LYING IN HERE SOMEWHERE}In a turn of events‚ he embarks

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    The decision Mr.Boone made to lie to Christopher about Christopher’s mother in the novel the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon‚ was an ethical decision. The decision created a safer environment for Christopher‚ alone with Mr.Boone and Christopher’s mother. Christopher’s mom could not handle Christopher very well. Christopher had many problems‚ and Christopher’s mom did not have the patience to deal with Christopher. She got very angry when try to handle Christopher‚ "

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    In the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Hadden the main character‚ Christopher Boone‚ exhibits the personality trait of anxiety. In the story the anxious Christopher Boone finds a dog dead in his neighbor’s lawn. He wants to find out who the murderer is and during his investigation he finds out that his mother has not been dead for two years and that his own father killed the dog. There are many things that make him anxious such as changes in his environment‚ things

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    6. Which scenes are comical in this novel‚ and why are they funny? Are these situations also sad‚ or exasperating? There are lots of funny scenes and quotes in this book‚ most of them are related to the main character‚ Christopher. It already starts with his introduction: "My name is Christopher John Francis Boone. I know all the countries of the world and their capital cities and every prime number up to 7‚507." (page 2). It’s a strange way of introducing yourself and therefore I found it funny

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    Then Curious Incident Of the Dog In The Night- Time by Mark Haddon‚ adapted by Simon Stephens‚ takes us to Londan in the twentith century. The main character is boy named Christopher Boone‚ who is autist. He is very blunt and always honest and akward. You Christopher awkardness and honesty in the scene when he is arrested‚ this police is talking to him and he just is blunt as page 6 says “ And what precisely are you doing in the garden? I am talking to you… why were you holding the dog ? I like

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    The first scene from Mark Haddon’s‚ the curious incident of the dog in the night-time‚ that I chose to write about was the paragraph “And I said ‘Yes‚’ because loving someone is helping them when they get into trouble‚ and looking after them‚ and telling them the truth‚ and Father looks after me when I get into trouble‚… and he always tells me the truth‚ which means that he loves me”(pg. 87). In this paragraph‚ Christopher replies to his father that he does know that his father loves him‚ by mentally

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    In Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time‚ Christopher’s quest to find Wellington the dog’s killer leads to more discoveries than he anticipated. He has to learn how to be more independent and faces lies and betrayal. Christopher’s choice to solve Wellington’s murder leads to his evolution as he must mature and evolve when someone he trusted lies to him and he decides he must leave his home. Christopher changes when he decides to solve Wellington’s murder since he must

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    behavior. Christopher’s version of a murder mystery about his neighbor’s dead dog jump starts the detailed‚ brilliant writing from the perspective of a source that has no filter. As a result‚ several major themes are constructed. In Mark Haddon’s novel‚ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime‚ it is evident that Christopher’s personality is altered and shaped dramatically due to the themes of trust‚ limitation‚ and isolation. Christopher’s life is completely altered and allows the truth to have

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    Creative Writing Assignment- Letter of Complaint Dear Swindon Police Station‚ I’m writing to you because I am not happy with the way you treated my 15 year old son last week‚ when he was taken into custody. I want to complain about the way you took him to the police station under false accusations and without contacting me‚ his father. It is against the law to take underaged children to the police station without contacting their parents or guardian. My son suffers from Aspergers syndrome and

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    Francis Boone lives his life. Christopher is a 15 year old teen who is competent of naming all the world’s countries and their capitals. He can list every prime number up to 7‚057. Although it is not clearly stated in the book‚"The Curious Incident Of the Dog In The Night-Time"‚

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