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    Have you ever wanted to stay away from people who have a mental disability? In the book‚ The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-time by Mark Haddon‚ Christopher has a serious condition of Asperger’s syndrome‚ but is still really intelligent. Autism can be beneficial to autistic people because it can help them be more confident and express themselves however they please. They understand the differences between them and others and they don’t allow people’s thoughts and opinions to sway them.

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    someone’s motives will make their actions more clear. In other words‚ I have learned that ignorance is never something to strive for‚ even though some people like to use it to drown out the things they would rather not think about. In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime‚ it is especially important to know about Christopher’s history with his disability in order to better

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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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    Despite Christopher’s difficulties and disabilities‚ it is the parent’s actions we do not understand. To what extent do you agree? In Richard Haddon’s novel‚ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time‚ the main character and narrator‚ Christopher Boone‚ suffered from aspergers syndrome which is a form of Autism. This caused many of his actions to seem impractical and we do not understand why he acts this way‚ but it also caused him to act in the most basic and simple of human ways. Christopher’s

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    walk away” / Direct speech “I think it should be called a lie because a pig is not like a day” / direct speech to show the complications. What is a distinctive idea explored in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon? Explain how this idea is developed through the novel. The Curious Incident of the dog in the night time composed by Mark Haddon is an exceptional text that explores the ideas of how different perspectives show the different ways the world can be experienced. Haddon’s

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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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    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Mahatma Gandhi‚ known as one of the great peacemakers and thinkers of all time‚ previously said "As human beings‚ our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world… as in being able to remake ourselves." This quote’s inspiring message of self improvement can be taken to heart and applied to any individual’s life. This statement holds true in the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon‚ in which several

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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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    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 of the dog in the night-time

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    Zeitgeist in contemporaneous literature The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in comparison to other novels and films Introduction The paper at hand deals with the question whether and to what extent elements of the zeitgeist can be found in Mark Haddon’s novel "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time". In order to be able to draw comparisons other pieces of literature and film will be incorporated when focusing on several zeitgeist phenomena. First of all it might

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