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Christopher Boone

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a well written book by Mark Haddon that describes the life of a teenager named Christopher Boone. The beginning of the book sets the plot of story and the story is told from the point of view of Christopher as a detective because he decides he wants to find out who killed Mrs. Shears’ dog. Christopher is determined to find out who killed Wellington by asking his neighbors and writing notes in his journal. Throughout the first part of the story, Haddon characterizes Christopher as someone who is phenomenal at math and excels at school, but is held back from the resources his school can provide. Christopher’s father finds out that he has been roaming around the neighborhood in other people’s …show more content…

Christopher being great at math makes me enjoy the book because I love math and want to pursue math in the future. So, his comments and sporadic conclusions based on math make me want to read more and understand more. When Christopher says, “I was going to write out how I answered the question except Siobhan Said it wasn’t very interesting, but I said it was.” (Haddon 214) I laughed because I relate to how Christopher feels about wanting to explain math to everyone and want to show people the work included. I also relate to Christopher again when he says,“In two years’ time I am going to take A-level physics and get an A-grade” (Haddon 220) because I plan to continue my education in the future involving more maths and physics. Haddon’s suspenseful plot in the middle of the story are also what made it more enjoyable. When Christopher falls on the train tracks and describes what is happening, “The roaring got louder and I turned round and I saw the train coming out of the tunnel and I was going to be run over and killed so I tried to climb up onto the concrete but it was high and I was holding toby in both my hands” (Haddon 182) the plot seemed more enjoyable after Christopher managed to get out and not get killed. Christopher describing himself hearing the train as he is on the train tracks really questioned my mind that he might actually die, but knowing he did not makes the rest of the story more interesting. Christopher’s mathematic skills and his description of the train made the book more enjoyable to read and continue reading for

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