Ethics Essay for the curious incident of the dog in the night-time
The decision Mr.Boone made to lie to Christopher about Christopher's mother in the novel the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon, was an ethical decision. The decision created a safer environment for Christopher, alone with Mr.Boone and Christopher's mother. Christopher's mom could not handle Christopher very well. Christopher had many problems, and Christopher's mom did not have the patience to deal with Christopher. She got very angry when try to handle Christopher, " . . . you were in the way of everyone. So I got cross . . ." (Haddon 106). Christopher being with Mr. Boone was better for Christopher, because Mr. Boone knew how to handle Christopher, keeping him calm, happy, and safe.
Christopher being with his mother also created bad experiences for Christopher. Christopher and his mother would fight some times, and Christopher did not know how to control his temper. He once broke his mother's toes, " . . . you grabbed the chopping board and you threw that and it hit my foot" (Haddon 108). Keeping Christopher's mother out of Christopher's life was safer for both Christopher and his mom. The decision was an ethical decision, since it kept the family safe from each other.
Other readers may believe that the decision of Mr.Boone lying to Christopher was unethical because the decision of knowing Christopher's mom should have been Christopher's decision. However, Christopher was just a child, who did not understand the whole situation. There were so many emotions in the situation, and Christopher having Aspergers, even his mother knew that Christopher would have trouble understanding the situation, " I wonder if you can understand any of this. . . if will be very difficult for you" (Haddon 109). Christopher could not understand everything that was going on, since he did not grasp the understanding of emotion. There were many emotions in the situation, and that was what made the situation difficult for Christopher to grasp. The decision
Christopher being with his mother also created bad experiences for Christopher. Christopher and his mother would fight some times, and Christopher did not know how to control his temper. He once broke his mother's toes, " . . . you grabbed the chopping board and you threw that and it hit my foot" (Haddon 108). Keeping Christopher's mother out of Christopher's life was safer for both Christopher and his mom. The decision was an ethical decision, since it kept the family safe from each other.
Other readers may believe that the decision of Mr.Boone lying to Christopher was unethical because the decision of knowing Christopher's mom should have been Christopher's decision. However, Christopher was just a child, who did not understand the whole situation. There were so many emotions in the situation, and Christopher having Aspergers, even his mother knew that Christopher would have trouble understanding the situation, " I wonder if you can understand any of this. . . if will be very difficult for you" (Haddon 109). Christopher could not understand everything that was going on, since he did not grasp the understanding of emotion. There were many emotions in the situation, and that was what made the situation difficult for Christopher to grasp. The decision