Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Essay
Through his unique novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, and the 15 year-old protagonist, Christopher Boon, Mark Haddon uses the universal issue of being different to eliminate the social stigma surrounding Asperger’s Syndrome. From memorable narrative perspective, he explores the value of truth and perspective, the complex nature of the social world and understanding individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome. Haddon challenges the reader to consider the interesting idea of disability, that it is wrong to treat people with a disability differently and that it is important to understand that they are more similar than different.
Throughout different stages of the novel and the unusual perception of a boy with Asperger’s Syndrome, …show more content…
This is shown through the visual representation of emoticons in the beginning of the novel that shows the protagonist’s difficulty with identifying emotions and understanding of non-verbal expressions “I was unable to say what these meant”. Christopher explains that he feels uncomfortable expressing outward emotions therefore differently expresses his emotions in relationships with others “he held up his right had…we made our fingers and thumbs touch each other…it means he loves me”. Him not wanting to be touched and have physical contact with others creates a barrier in relationships. Christopher needs obvious expressions of emotions to understand what another person is feeling towards him “I didn’t realise he was angry because he wasn’t shouting”. The logical nature of Christopher brings obstacles in his awareness of emotional aspects, hence troubling his relationships with others. Also, Christopher’s use of blunt tone and direct and harsh language conveys his feelings of other people “I’m not meant to call them stupid, even though they are”. Christopher’s inability of understanding emotions expressed in the society disallows him to form relationships with others. Through the struggles Christopher have in relating with others, Haddon reveals to his readers that they too have struggles in understanding
Throughout different stages of the novel and the unusual perception of a boy with Asperger’s Syndrome, …show more content…
This is shown through the visual representation of emoticons in the beginning of the novel that shows the protagonist’s difficulty with identifying emotions and understanding of non-verbal expressions “I was unable to say what these meant”. Christopher explains that he feels uncomfortable expressing outward emotions therefore differently expresses his emotions in relationships with others “he held up his right had…we made our fingers and thumbs touch each other…it means he loves me”. Him not wanting to be touched and have physical contact with others creates a barrier in relationships. Christopher needs obvious expressions of emotions to understand what another person is feeling towards him “I didn’t realise he was angry because he wasn’t shouting”. The logical nature of Christopher brings obstacles in his awareness of emotional aspects, hence troubling his relationships with others. Also, Christopher’s use of blunt tone and direct and harsh language conveys his feelings of other people “I’m not meant to call them stupid, even though they are”. Christopher’s inability of understanding emotions expressed in the society disallows him to form relationships with others. Through the struggles Christopher have in relating with others, Haddon reveals to his readers that they too have struggles in understanding