The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time By Mark Haddon

Millions of people around the world suffer from autism and other mental disabilities that make facing their fears a challenge for them. In the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon, the main character Christopher Boone has autism and finds it difficult to pertain to many social situations. He fears strangers, things not going how he expected them to, and brown foods. This makes it hard for Christopher to control himself in circumstances that may seem simple to the average person. Christopher must learn to deal with both internal and external conflicts in the novel, as he becomes a stronger character through the many conflicts.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is told through the eyes of a fifteen year old boy named Christopher Boone. Christopher has a highly-functioning form of autism which allows him to understand complex mathematical problems, but also leaves him unable to comprehend many simple human emotions. His inability to understand metaphors, distinguish emotions, and his lack of imagination makes it possible to consider Christopher as functioning like a computer rather than functioning as a human being. Throughout the story, Christopher is faced with many challenges which he conquers using the stable and never changing system of mathematics. All of these factors suggest that Christopher does, in fact, function like a computer,

Many readers of the book The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Nightime by Mark Haddon may conclude that the father of Christopher is in the absolute wrong for hiding and lying about his mother’s death to Christopher. The father is doing his best to take care of a “special” kid who does not fully understand human emotions and feelings which creates a barrier to the outside world. As the book progresses the father does “hit” Christopher, but that is a simple reaction to Christopher’s persistent pushing around. Eventhough alcohol creates some of the anger in the father, the alcohol I think is a coping mechanism for the father to get over his wife leaving him. Christopher’s father really loves his son, his love is hidden through indirect characterization and shows its parts throughout the book.

Balance and stability are integral factors of a human life and in maintaining relationships between humans, and can be influenced by whether or not a harmony is found between an individual’s freedom and confinement. These ideas are clearly presented in Mark Haddon’s novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. In this text, Haddon conveys his ideas, through tone and emotive language, that the emotional and mental stability of an individual impact greatly on his or her relationships. Through symbolism, he also describes the way in which a moderate level of isolation is a crucial part in maintaining human relationships. Together, these allow for Haddon’s audience to gain a deeper understanding of humanity and human relationships.

The novel, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” is narrated by a 15 year old boy with a form of autism named Christopher Boone. It is about his search for order and stability in his life and how he copes with situations that lack this. At the beginning of the story, Christopher discovers that his neighbour’s dog, named Wellington, has been murdered. He decides to get to the bottom of this and solve the mystery of Wellington’s murderer while writing a murder mystery novel about it. As he begins to investigate the neighbourhood, Christopher’s dad discovers the book and confiscates it. While looking for his book, Christopher stumbles upon a box in his fathers closet containing his book as well as 43 letters. They are all from his mother and addressed to him. The letters are dated after her supposed death and reveal that she is living with Mr. Shears, the man she had an affair with, in London. Christopher is shocked and his father confesses that he lied about his mothers death and goes a step further by revealing that he was the culprit behind Wellington’s murder. Christopher leaves his father that night and embarks on his journey to London to live with his mother. He overcomes many obstacles, but is eventually reunited with his mother in London. After Mr. Shears shows his disapproval of Christopher joining them, his mother leaves Mr. Shears and takes Christopher back to Swindon. Christopher and his mother both live in a small flat and his father has

The Curious incident of the dog in the night-time is a great novel, that gives a special perception of how an autistic boys views and interprets the world. By critical analyzing the story's theme, symbols, motifs, characters, and conflicts it gives a much more prevalent idea of the logical thinking and ideas of Christopher and his family. Also while reading the novel through a psychoanalytic theory, Christopher follows what seems to be the most logical actions to please his needs.

A journey is more than going from point A to point B, it can be something that will change those involved forever. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is an example of one of those journeys. A journey may be simple for some, but in Christopher’s case it is a difficult and complex journey. Christopher’s journey was a very tedious and the outcome of it affected more than just Christopher. At the end of the novel after Christopher came home from London, he was more confident in himself, and that is due to his journey.

In society, people behave very different to situations. This is seen in the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by Mark Haddon. Haddon uses many examples in the novel when Christopher a 15 year old, does not realize how strange and awkward he is acting in instances with other people. The trainstation is a new place for Christopher and Hadden uses awkward behaviors and defense to create surprise.

In literature, it is hard to have a character that is completely truthful; there is usually at least one scenario where the protagonist would be required to tell a lie to get out of a situation. Even in real life, the average person is guaranteed to tell at least a few lies in their lifetime. In the book, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, the protagonist is a teenage boy by the name of Christopher. He suffers from a type of autism, and this is why he is physically unable to tell lies. This has a large impact on the plot because of the way Christopher deals with the problems he faces in the book. Instead of telling strategically placed fibs to get the information he needs, Christopher can only be brutally honest, which can be either helpful or harmful to his cause depending on the situation. Christopher being honest throughout the book is a major key to how the plot progresses.

What is it like to find a way around a difficult situation? In “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” by Mark Haddon, a 15 year old boy called Christopher Boone learns many important life lessons, Christopher always likes things to be his way and doesn’t care about other people’s preferences. Along Christopher’s journey he learns that he isn’t always in control, and sometimes has to deal with things that he does not like or finds uncomfortable. Christopher dislikes it when his parents rearrange the furniture because it is unfamiliar to him and makes it uncomfortable, but he learns a way to deal with this issue. Christopher explaining why he dislikes the furniture being moved: “It is permitted to move the chairs and the table in the kitchen because that is different, but it makes me feel dizzy and sick if someone has moved the sofa and chairs around in the living room or dining room” (47).

“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon successfully explores the different perspectives presented with the use of several language & stylistic features. Featuring Christopher Boone, the fifteen year old narrator with mild Aspergers discovers his neighbours dog, dead on the lawn. Leading to Christopher’s determination to discover the murderer, where he also encounters destabilizing events. Haddon effectively uses first person narration to influence the audience on Christophers characteristics with Asperger’s assisting with a perception of his logic and behavioural patterns. Further, Haddon incorporates stylistic features and narrative techniques to express the hardships faced with the mother and the cultural perspective towards Christopher’s Aspergers.

With the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2003), author Mark Haddon has written an intriguing and intelligent book that shows how the world is perceived through the eyes of a teenage boy (Christopher) with Aspergers syndrome. This book gives the readers an understanding of how difficult it is for young people with Aspergers syndrome to make friends, to show emotions and to connect with other human beings. Mark Haddon explores the struggle to becoming independent, dealing with death and grief, dealing with problems and challenges and conflict in life. While these can be issues that teenagers have to deal with, however in Christopher’s situation he is dealing with all these issues and his condition also. This means that this book stands out from others and

In the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Christopher succeeds in many ways. Christopher’s exceptionalities provide many characteristics that help him to succeed, but his support structures help him more. In many cases, while it is Christopher himself who problem-solves in order to succeed, it is actually his support structures who put him in the position to be able to do that. Christopher’s support structures include his teacher, Siobhan, his dad, Ed Boone, and Nigel the policeman. Characters in the book who care about Christopher and help him in many ways give Christopher the power to succeed on his own.

The novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon, is about a boy named Christopher. Christopher has Asperger's Syndrome, a developmental disorder the affects the ability to socialize and communicate effectively. Christopher lives in Swindon, UK with his single father. Not long ago his mother died of a heart attack. In the beginning of the story Christopher finds his neighbors dead dog and makes it his mission to find the convict.

It has become paramount that composers utilise various techniques in order to influence an individual’s perception of the world. As seen through the eyes of an Aspergers sufferer, Christopher Boone, Mark Haddon’s inventive novel entitle ‘The Curious incident of the Dog in the Night Time’, skilfully portrays how the decisions of significant characters and their relationships shape the overall message about the difficulties of living with a limiting social condition. This is challenged from the unique perspective of Christopher and explicitly seen through the relationship between the protagonist and both his parents. Haddon employs a myriad of techniques through the concepts of the conflicting nature of love, the desperation for a world of