The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Honesty Analysis

“Belief in the truth of someone or something.” Trust is probably the most valued thing in human interaction and when Christopher’s father confessed to lying to him, Christopher feels like he cannot trust his father anymore. Although, Christopher, the main character of the novel The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time written by Mark Haddon, has autism and thinks very differently than I do, I can relate to him because a little over two years ago I lost all my friends and was diagnosed with depression making it hard to trust people. To me, parents and friends are supposed to be the people you trust and hope that they will never hurt you, and when Christopher felt betrayed by his father I instantly recollected when I felt that way towards

In “The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time”, Haddon utilizes the idea of trust to his reader through the experience of Christopher. When Christopher finds out about his father lied to him about his mother death, faking that he did it for Christopher, he makes an important decision which is to disobey his father and go to his mother to swindon.

When he arrives home after he’s done interviewing the people on his street his father asks him where he’s been and he tells a white lie but then his father tells him that he got a call from Mrs Shears. She told his father that he had been poking around her garden and rather than telling a lie Christopher is forced to tell the truth because he can’t use a white lie in this scenario and he doesn’t understand other lies. So his inability to lie does hinder him. His solid respect for rules does aid him sometimes because it keeps him out of trouble and makes him a trustworthy and reliable person.

There comes a time in every persons life where they feel a burning sensation to lie, but is it worth it? Don’t they feel the shame and the guilt of that lie? On average, people lie between ten to two hundred times a day. But doesn't all of that lying come with a lot of conflict and trouble? The more that you lie the more conflict arises by avoiding truth then if it were to be faced head-on.

Judy left with Mr. Shears and this caused trouble to Ed, with not knowing what to do, he lied to Christopher. Christopher was lead to believe that his mother had a fatal heart attack and had died later in hospital. Ed was faced with a major decision to make and at the time lying was the only option furthermore seeing the idea that lying was necessary in that case. Christopher would have struggled to understand the concept of his mother leaving with Mr. Shears due to his condition. Later in the novel, Christopher discovers letters that his mother has sent him since she has been gone. Here we see the effect that a lie has on him; he began to feel sick and dizzy. Christopher curled up into a ball and started to have a bad stomach ache, the next thing he says he remembers was waking up and discovering that he had been sick all over him self. Christopher learns a lot from this lie. He goes on an adventure to find his mother as he is scared of his dad; this is because of the lie by omission Ed told. Ed killed Wellington and never admitted it. ‘I couldn’t trust him, even though he had said “Trust me,” because he had told a lie about a big thing’.

Fabricating the truth in Christopher’s father’s case only prolonged the inevitable effects that he so desperately tried to avoid. Lies ruin relationships as it was difficult for Christopher’s father to regain his son’s trust after lying about two tragic incidents. Whichever way you look at it, being honest is important to maintain healthy, longlasting

In discussions on the topic of lying, a controversial issue has been whether there is justification of lying or not. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of if there is ever a time when a lie can be told for the good of someone else. Whereas some are convinced that lies should never be told, others agree that there are certain instances where lying is acceptable because the liar protects the one lied to. In the essay “The Ways We Lie” by Stephanie Ericsson, she explores the types of lies and how they affect everyday people. In Anton Chekhov’s fictional story, “The Lady with the Dog,” he displays two characters, Dmitri Gurov and Anna Sergeyevna, lying for love and to avoid consequence by their spouses. I stand against lying for the benefit of oneself because I think that it has the ability to ruin relationships or friendships and is hard to keep up the lies which leads to creating more lies. Although some people think that there are circumstances that warrant lying, I claim that no one should lie because lies end up hurting both people involved: the liar and the person lied to.

In chapter 131 of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” the reader gets an insight into Christopher’s mind and the way he reacts to his environment. This chapter focuses on the reasons as to why Christopher loathes the colors yellow and brown. For example, Christopher hates wood, which is brown, because “people used to make machines and vehicles out of wood, but they don’t anymore because wood breaks and goes rotten and has worms in it sometimes, and now people make machines and vehicles out of metal and plastic, which are much better and more modern”(Haddon. 84). These reasons allow the reader to see what Christopher sees through his own eyes. Just this one reason exhibits how logical Christopher really is. He thinks about things that most kids his age wouldn’t and is able to retain information on a variety of topics. Even though

It’s really fascinating to see that for Christopher his Father could become a villain so quickly. He is his dad who have taken care of him for more than fifteen years. I

One of the major components, of the work, is subjectivity in truths. In the absence of emotion, there are no logical bounds for to lie or fabricate truth. To that end, Christopher feels himself incapable of telling a lie; he can only explain experiences in the exact manner in which they occur. He does, however, make a distinction between telling a lie and telling a white lie. When one tells a lie, they make up events that did not occur. When one tells a white lie, however,

The author is correct that Henry James’ work as illustrated in The Turn of the Screw illustrates the values of loyalty to one’s word, kindness against cruelty, and honor against expedience in a corrupt world. The governess confronts immorality and malevolence all of her time at Bly estate. From the moment she understands the depth of the depravity at the manor, she pledges to protect the children under her care at whatever cost. “I was there to protect and defend the little creatures in the world most bereaved and the most lovable, the appeal of whose helplessness had suddenly become only too explicit” (179). As soon as the governess makes this declaration, she acts in what she believes to be Flora and Miles best interest, until the very end. During the panic of the last scene, the governess shields Miles from Peter Quint,

His father has always told Christopher that “If you don't tell the truth now, then later on...it hurts even more,” (120) this is what Christopher has lived by his whole life. The first setback in their relationship has to with the death of Wellington. After wellington dies Christopher is very motivated to figure out who has committed this murder “I am going to find out who killed wellington” (20) Christopher’s father states after his father picks him up from jail. Once they are in the car Christopher tells his father about his plan to find out who has killed wellington and his father tells him to “just try to keep your nose out of other people’s business.” (20) Christopher then later figures out that his father is the one accountable for Wellington's death after his father tells Christopher that he “killed wellington” (120). This is shocking to Christopher because he has always thought that his father was a very honest and trustworthy person. Later he realizes that this was not the only thing that his father has lied to him about. For many years Christopher’s father told him that his mother dies in the hospital due to heart problems and Christopher believes his father because his father has not given him any reason to doubt him until Christopher discovers the letters that his mother has been writing to his for the past few years. Once Christopher realizes that his father has lied to him about his mother and Wellington, Christopher feels like he is not safe living with his father or even being near him, he thinks he has no choice but to run away to his mother, who is now living in London which only puts more of a strain on their

Honesty; a responsibility crowned upon each person. In any circumstances, lying is never necessary nor acceptable. There are many pieces of evidence to support this claim in the articles “Rejecting All Lies: Immanuel Kant” by Sissela Bok and “Brad Blanton: Honestly, Tell the Truth” by Barbara Ballinger. Unlike honesty, lying harms one’s worth and mental state.

Christophers father should be forgiven for lying to Christopher because he was too emotional to think rationally and he did it so that he could try to protect Christopher from being hurt. However, Christopher’s father should not be forgiven for hitting Christopher and killing Wellington because this showed he may hurt Christopher in the future In the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Christopher and his fathers previously strong relationship suffers a huge blow after Christopher discovers that his father lied to him about his mother leaving them, telling him instead that she passed away in the hospital. Christopher’s father should be forgiven for lying to him because when he told Christopher he was too emotional to think clearly and the only

A just war. An honest lie. A moral majority. Such are oxymorons that describe the state of integrity among the middle class present today. Conventional wisdom has it that honesty is akin to integrity, and therefore interchangeable with it when referring to, talking about, or even demonstrating it. As Richard Hare says in his essay “The Insufficiency of Honesty,” truthfulness is only a modest part of integrity. The rest involves determining the moral righteousness of those truths, acting upon them, and stating that one is acting upon them. Simply stating one’s perception of the truth is heavily biased and could have dire consequences because that candor may not fall into morally accepted categories. Racism could be a personal truth, but blatantly calling out others due to skin color definitely is not integrous. Along with integrity comes responsibility. To explain this example, Hare provides a mind twisting example.