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    EssayCurious Incident of a dog in the nighttime“ - Mark Haddon In the "Curious Incident of a dog in the nighttime" from "Mark Haddon"‚ the author is trying to bring us nearer to the life of an autistic child by showing us his realm of thinking and behavior Haddon creates in his book a story that actually stands more in the background. The story talks about the autistic fifteen-year-old narrator‚ Christopher John Francis Boone‚ who finds the dog of a neighbour dead in the garden. He wants

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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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    English II Block 1 18 March 2012 Christopher: A Very Unusual Character in a Very Unusual World Many adolescents have difficulty dealing with society. One of the few examples of teenagers struggling to be independent is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Throughout the novel‚ Christopher endures many situations that made him grow as a person. Mark Haddon’s novel is a significant piece of literature for all generations because it allows people to relate or view life in a different

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    how much time you spend thinking about them. Does that make any sense to any of you? To Christopher John Francis Boone‚ the main character in Mark Haddon’s novel‚ The Curious Incident of the dog in The Night-Time‚ it does‚ in fact‚ he knows every prime number up to 7057. Christopher is a 15 year old with Autism Spectrum Disorder‚ specifically‚ Asperger Syndrome. Christopher is very gifted in math and science but lacks in social skills. The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night Time is unique

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    would be part of the 1% of people. In the book of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon Christopher goes on a mission to find the murderer of the dog next door. He has a difficult time throughout the story because of him disabilities. He later finds out that it was his father who murdered the dog and he leaves because of his fright of his father to go visit his mom in the “hospital”. Christopher has a very hard time communicating and interacting with others; he doesn’t like

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    independence‚ or be forced to mature quickly‚ but will remain dependent on both their family and society in some way. The effect of this dependency‚ however‚ may not always be positive. The main character from Mark Haddon’s novel‚ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time‚ Christopher John Francis Boone was born with higher functioning autism. This left him vulnerable to the world‚ in the sense that he would always need to be cared for by others. Astrid Magnussen‚ from Janet Fitch`s work White Oleander

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    Parenting means taking care of a child by providing food‚ water‚ and shelter along with giving them attention and love for no matter how they act‚ or how different he/she may be from others. In the book‚ “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time”‚ by Mark Haddon‚ Christopher’s father shows better parenting skills than Christopher’s mother. Christopher’s father is the better parent to Christopher because he understands him‚ cares for him‚ and apologizes and makes up for what he does. Christopher’s

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    The Curious Incident of the Dog and the Nighttime Topic Analysis Regret is a feeling of sadness‚ repentance or disappointment over something that has happened or been done. Regret is a part of life that everyone has to struggle with at some point. In the book‚ The Curious Incident of the Dog and the Nighttime‚ Mark Haddon displays the topic of regret in the emotions of anger‚ sadness‚ and a wish for forgiveness; in reality regret is shown through apologies. In the novel‚ Mark Haddon displays the

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    "And now if i donet know someone is saying i ask them what they mean or I walk away." pg3 "I pulled the fork out of the dog and lifted him into my arms and hugged him" pg4 "I held up my left hand and spread my fingers out in a fan and we made our fingers and thumbs tough each other" pg21 "This is because when people tell you what to do it usually confusing and does not make sense... you see a sign which says KEEP OFF THE GRASS but it should say KEEP OFF THE GRASS AROUND THIS SIGN or KEEP

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    The Novel “The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime” by Mark Haddon is a story about a fifteen-year-old Autistic boy named Christopher Boone. Christopher’s traits are very common in people who have Asperger’s syndrome. He is very smart and also very factual‚ for these reasons I really like Christopher‚ but his lack of social skills really frustrate me sometimes. During the book‚ Christopher is trying to become the first in his school to complete his A level math. He really likes math and

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