Third person is proven to be more popular than first‚ yet Mark Haddon’s use of first person is key to this compelling novel. The book “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time” is narrated by the main character‚ Christopher. If this story been written in third person it would’ve been harder to understand Christopher’s emotions‚ his actions‚ as well as the symptoms of Asperger Syndrome. First‚ Christopher’s perspective allows readers to understand his emotions‚ rather than constantly inferring
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time chronicles of Christopher Boone of Swindon‚ England. The book is written by Mark Haddon‚ who formerly worked with autistic individuals‚ describes the world through the eyes of Christopher‚ who is self-proclaimed “special needs”. The novel never explicitly says what Christopher’s diagnosis is‚ but from the text it is apparent that he would fall on the higher functioning end of the Autism Spectrum. The book begins with‚ as the title suggests‚ a
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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
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time‚ by Mark Haddon‚ is a novel giving an insight into the world of Christopher Boone‚ a 15-year-old boy with Asperger’s syndrome. This condition leaves Christopher’s ability to emotionally connect with other people non-existent. This idea centres around the book’s unique feel and theme of Christopher’s need for order and safety in his life as a necessity to function properly. It is soon clear however‚ that it is not only Christopher that has emotional
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heroes‚ Superman‚ Batman and other stereotypical heroes usually come to mind‚ but perhaps it’s the people that the public eye might consider “flawed” that bring this concept of bravery and courage into perspective. In Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time‚ Christopher is a most unexpected example of a hero. Although he may seem like an ordinary‚ 15-year-old boy‚ somewhat limited by autism‚ Christopher‚ in his own unique way‚ brings a new meaning to the word “hero”. Christopher
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In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon‚ we are introduced to Christopher Boone‚ a 15 year old boy who has a disability comparatively to Asperger’s Syndrome. Christopher only lives with his dad‚ Ed Boone‚ because he is told that his mother died a couple of year ago from a heart attack. In the book‚ we learn Christoper has countless love-hate relationships with irregular objects. He loves math‚ red objects‚ and being honest; however he hates‚ yellow objects‚ metaphors‚
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Christopher’s father is the one person who really understands him.’ Do you agree? Through the eyes of Christopher Boone‚ ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- time’ by Mark Haddon explores the life of Christopher‚ a 15 year old boy with Asperger’s syndrome. His disability leads to many conflicts in the novel‚ one resulting in the divorce of his parents. With Christopher’s disability‚ people‚ even like himself‚ struggle to understand him. His mood always changes like if he sees ‘4 red
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The Curious incident of the dog in the night-time is a novel written in the perspective of a fifteen-year-old boy suffering from Asperger’s syndrome‚ living with his father in the arsehole of the world‚’ Swindon. As a sufferer of asperger’s syndrome‚ not many people are able to understand his unique behavioural problems‚ let alone be able to cope with them. From strangers‚ who have no understanding of him at all‚ to Judy and Siobhan who have a professional and motherly understanding of him. However
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Draft In the novel‚ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime‚ a father and son struggle to repair a relationship broken by mutual distrust. In this novel‚ trust is broken in several situations. First‚ trust is broken when Christopher’s father hides his mom’s notes and admits he killed Wellington the dog. Trust is broken by Christopher when he runs off to London to live with his mom. Both Christopher and his father value their relationship with each other and when each of their trust is
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The novel "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" isn ’t just a young autistic boy ’s story. Whilst it does describe the protagonist Christopher Boone ’s "reality"‚ the narrative is much deeper. The issues that surround Christopher are vital to the storyline‚ providing a complexity that suggests the "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" is far from simple. While a major part of the novel‚ autism is not the only theme explored. In addition to autism itself‚ the effects of
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