Certificate. MERIT AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE The novel‚ which provides a powerful glimpse into the foibles and moral confusion of the adult world‚ was winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year prize‚ and was listed for the Booker Prize. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time introduces a unique voice in the narrator‚ Christopher‚ who is a 15-year-old boy with Asperger’s Syndrome. Christopher is gifted in mathematics‚ especially solving mathematical puzzles‚ but human emotions are
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The Book‚ Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime‚ was written by Mark Haddon in 2003‚ which was later rewritten for a stage adaption by Simon Stephens in 2015. The Story follows a young boy‚ Christopher in his efforts to solve the murder of his neighbor’s dog‚ who struggles to deal with the people around him and his inability to process social constructs and human emotion. The author of the book Haddon‚ doesn’t establish the autism Christopher has in order to allow the audience to not immediately
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In “The Curious Incident of the Dog at Nighttime” by Mark Graham he uses continuous similar syntax to create and establish a style to his work. In the story the escape of a young person is revealed as he narrates it from his indecision of leaving the train at London‚ to his hiding in a shelf and his anxiety to get his bag. The narrator often finds himself in uncomfortable situation such as when he was found by one of the people that got off the train and by the lady in the yellow water proof coat
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In the medical field‚ there are multiple treatable diseases‚ and various funds to support finding a cure for them. There are additionally many neurological conditions that cannot be cured. In the book Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time‚ there was a boy with autism‚ which is one major incurable condition. After reading the novel‚ I had developed a better understanding of what it must feel like to be in the boy’s place. When the time for research came‚ I decided that I wanted to focus more
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The Perfect Family What is a perfect family? In the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon‚ the family of a 15 year-old boy is broken and disproportionate. He is ignorant as to what goes on in his family because family related issues are kept hidden from him. Similarly‚ in Hamlet by William Shakespeare‚ the families that are discussed in the play deal with multiple issues as well. In both texts‚ family is a vital theme but is portrayed in a negative way. Haddon and
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A single mother traverses several miles in order to reach the Land of Opportunity. She has left her entire life behind‚ in hopes of a better future for her children. Besides the socioeconomic problems she faces due to her class standing and her status as an immigrant‚ she also faces the issue of not being able to speak the predominant language of the country. What is she to do‚ stop working in order to go to a school that offers no flexibility and doesn’t cater to her specific needs? Without a basic
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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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This case study will attempt to give a summary of the life of Christopher John Francis Boone (C) as described in the book “The curious incident of the dog in the night-time”‚ by Mark Haddon (2013). It will seek to clarify the diagnostic criteria of Autism Disorder Spectrum (ADS) and its associated features‚ based on his behaviours‚ symptoms and characteristics and a diagnosis will be made. The study will discuss the biological‚ psychological‚ social and developmental factors contributing to Christopher’s
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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 autism is not something funny but more serious‚ Haddon still manages to integrate humour and emotion into his writing. This essay will discuss
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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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