Analysis Of 'The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night'

Reading over this semester has made me realize that life is not always as it seems to be, especially since it can be perceived so many different ways by so many different people. It is important to consider someone’s point of view and their past history, because that will make it easier to understand why they see something in the way that they do. Understanding 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
In The Kite Runner, understanding Amir’s desire to be validated by Baba, his father, is key to understanding the reason behind many of Amir’s actions, such as betraying Hassan. Being able to be inside the minds of these characters, as both books were told in the first person, was essential in knowing why they acted in the way that they did. It made me consider that that kind of knowledge and ability to have an open mind is important in life, as well as literature.
Society can often be ignorant, which does not allow them to understand people and life to its fullest extent. Mark Haddon, the writer of The Curious Incident, never gives Christopher a chance to stray from his exceptional understanding of his general surroundings, which is the thing that permits the perusers to feel they are inside his psyche. Haddon instructs experimental writing in England, however as a young fellow he worked with extremely introverted people. He obviously shows his commonality with an "extremely introverted world view" in The Curious
In The Kite Runner, Amir betrays Hassan when he is being raped, rather than helping him like the friend that he was supposed to be. All his life, Amir struggled to acquire affection from his father, Baba, but he never felt like he truly lived up to Baba’s expectations. Although Amir’s decision to not come to Hassan’s aid when he was being raped was undoubtedly wrong, it makes more sense when you understand the history between Amir and Baba. Amir subconsciously felt that if he allowed Hassan to get raped, he would be out of the way so Amir could finally gain Baba’s love and affection. Hassan and Amir were never truly friends, because Amir was not as dedicated as Amir. Amir considers the consequences of his actions, saying, “Nothing was free in this world. Maybe Hassan was the price I had to pay, the lamb I had to slay, to win Baba. Was it a fair price?” (Hosseini 78). He admits that he would have to sacrifice Hassan and he would have to feel some sort of pain in order to win Baba. Of course, he is not completely sure if losing a friend is the right price to pay in order to gain the affection of someone who does not really want to give that affection, but he did it anyway. Amir and Hassan also could never truly connect because of their past history as Muslims. Amir was Sunni and Hassan was Shi’a, and due to past history it