Compare The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time And Looking For Alaska

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon, and Looking for Alaska by John Green, are both novels built with unique and impactful content. Haddon’s novel tells of Christopher Boone, a boy investigating the suspicious death of the neighbor’s dog, Wellington, yet unexpectedly he unravels much more. John Green’s work shares the story of Miles Halter, an extraordinary young man pulled into the spontaneous adventure that was knowing Alaska Young. He let loose and fell in love, just before Alaska went missing. Although both stories may be different, they incorporate emotions, theme, and characters, in order to tell two incredible stories.

To begin, Emotions are an essential aspect in The Curious Incident of the Dog in
One example of the theme is seen when Miles decides to go and apologize to Lara for ignoring her ever since Alaska’s death. In order to do this he had to be pressured into thinking of how Alaska would feel. Knowing she would frown upon the way he avoided his girlfriend, on page 192 he showed up to lara’s door to ask for forgiveness, “I’m sorry… For ignoring you… for everything” This was impactful as it let Lara back into his life as a comfort and support, and also gave him peace of mind. Finally, an amazing representation of the theme can be found at the very end of the novel. Immediately before Takumi left for Japan, he left Miles a note to read. In the letter he confessed to seeing Alaska the night of her death, as she sat at the phone booth crying. Takumi knew what the Colonel and Miles were unsure of - where Alaska was headed the night of her death. On page 217 Takumi confesses, “ I tried to talk to her, but she was in a hurry. She told me that her mother was dead eight years ago that day, and that she always put flowers on her mother’s grave on the anniversary, but she forgot that year… I didn’t know she was going to go. She was drunk… I really didn’t think she would drive or anything… So, I let her go, too. And I’m sorry. I know you loved her. It was hard not to.” Knowing this was extremely impactful as it finally brought closure to Mile’s curiosity. He knew where Alaska was
Mrs.Halter is important as she is an outlet for Mile’s emotional expression. Whenever he is stressed, upset, or needy he calls her and she is always available to listen. For example, on page 144 after alaska’s death Miles told her, “I just needed you to pick up. I just needed you to answer the phone, and you did.” Not only was Mrs.Halter important for Miles, but the information shared between them was important for a reader to gain perspective. As seen through the novel, Dr.Hyde and his lessons were crucial to the students at culver creek. Dr.Hyde changed his final report question, to reflect Alaska’s own curiosity. On page 158 he proposed the new question, “How will we ever get out of this labyrinth of suffering?” With such an impactful lesson, Dr.Hyde forced students to examine themselves and the world around them. With that, he helped Miles Halter end his search for Alaska’s true death, and find peace and joy in her spirit that continues to live through personal memories. As one can see, along with Mrs.Halter, Dr.Hyde was a small character with great