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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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 role in the story is certainly one of immeasurable importance and that will be clear
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Novels Depiction of Asperger’s Syndrome The story The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time‚ written by Mark Haddon‚ is a story about a young boy with growth from childhood into adulthood. It is about a boy with Asperger’s Syndrome‚ named Christopher‚ who goes on a journey to find his long lost mother and matures a lot along the way. The disorder that Christopher has is called Asperger’s Syndrome‚ which is very similar to Autism. Throughout the novel‚ the reader begins to have a good
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Incident Reports‚ Logs‚ and Narrative Reports Differences Introduction The use of incidents reports‚ logs and narrative-only reports is commonplace in a number of public and private sectors‚ including law enforcement and health care where they are used to codify different types of events for different purposes. Irrespective of the setting and purpose‚ though‚ these types of written records can play a vital role in keeping track of important events and establishing accountability
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The character of Christopher‚ and his mental condition alters the storyline drastically‚ this whole story practically would not happen if the character of Christopher is not on the autism spectrum. In the novel‚ Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time‚ by Mark Haddon‚ Christopher is holding his neighbors dead dog‚ stabbed by a pitchfork. He then spends the majority of the book trying to find out who the killer is. He eventually digs too deep and finds the lies about his mother and his father
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Christopher’s Character Summary Christopher Boone‚ the protagonist of the novel: The Curious Incident Of the Dog in the Night-time shows many distinct characteristics that help explain to the reader about his identity. At the beginning of the novel‚ the reader is faced with an introduction made by Christopher: “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 7507.” This automatically signals that the protagonist
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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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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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3R Response – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon Retelling The novel‚ “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time‚” is narrated by a 15 year old boy with a form of autism named Christopher Boone. It is about his search for order and stability in his life and how he copes with situations that lack this. At the beginning of the story‚ Christopher discovers that his neighbour’s dog‚ Wellington‚ has been murdered. He decides to solve the mystery of Wellington’s
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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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