The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time: How Christopher's Character Changes

Chapter 131 may seem like just a chapter about why Christopher hates yellow and brown on the surface, but the chapters that appear before and after 131 show the reader how Christopher responds to situations differently and logically than compared to

In society the average person retains simple hobbies and shares a loving family, however; Chris ventures away from his great family to fulfill his lifelong dream, surviving in Alaska. Part of the reason that Chris left to Alaska was because he left to live an adventurous life and he was upset with his parents for trying to buy his respect (Krakauer 121). In the Mojave Desert, Christopher abandoned his old yellow Datsun with all of his hidden identification because the battery died so he could not escape the flash flood. Christopher burns his identification card and one hundred twenty-three dollars and buries his Virginia license plates to his car because he does not want anyone, especially his family to retrieve him from his expedition (Krakauer 29). He formed a new identity by giving up his old life because Chris felt that he never experienced the true meaning of happiness in what he was experiencing before. While he was driving to Atlanta, Chris decided that he was going to start a whole new life as a different person so he changed his name to Alexander Supertramp (Krakauer 23). Chris formed a new identity by changing his name and by living off of intensive quotes from famous

Literature allows individuals to understand the complexity of acceptance surrounding human experiences. This allows for one to make considerations encompassing the relationships within the affairs of unconventional worlds. This concept is employed within the form of the novel published in 2003, ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime,’ by Mark Haddon. The peculiar autobiographical murder mystery is written in the first person narration of the protagonist, Christopher Boone. Christopher is incapable of deciphering situations and nonverbal cues in conversation.

Christopher become more than just his special need he over come some major thing for him

This quote is evident of Christopher’s ability to make risky decisions and follow through with them, especially since this is uncharacteristic of him. In addition, Christopher does not recognize that travelling on a train by himself is unsafe when he has never travelled on a train before. Christopher assumes he knows everything like planning his routes, but going to London from Swindon is not considered to be a train set toy. This emphasizes that Christopher does not have a rational explanation to what he does instead, makes decisions in haste to attempt risks that can be dangerous for him. As can be seen, analysing the novel from Christopher’s point of view shows how he develops to become a dynamic character by conquering his fears and in turn, allows him to be self-motivated.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, as written by Mark Haddon, provides an astounding narrative that is more unique than any other. Told from the point of view from Christopher, a special needs fifteen-year old, Haddon tells the story in which Christopher goes on a journey to discover how and why the neighborhood dog was killed, and as a result discovers much more about his own world. The events that happen in the book are extraordinary circumstances. After all, a boy doesn’t find a dead dog and discover that his mother is alive every day. Christopher thinks logically, and approaches new and confusing situations as according. Therefore, It may appear that he is growing, but in reality, he is only adapting and reacting accordingly.

Similarly, readers grasp a strong sense of who Chris is, what he likes and how he thinks. The first person narration in ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’ is told through the protagonist point of view who is in an unstable

Christopher, the main protagonist in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon and Junior, the main character in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexi, face difficult problems through their teenage years which they eventually overcome. Christopher, a fourteen year old boy from Great Britain struggles for social acceptance as a result of his autism. He struggles with empathy and understanding nuances in relationships and as a result, dislikes all forms of interaction. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Junior is a boy who struggles as he transfers from his reservation high school to a white high school. He also has hydrocephalus and is susceptible to seizures. Both

Christopher’s way of interacting with people is heavily influenced by both nature and nurture. He writes throughout the book that he mustn’t talk to certain people because they are strangers, which he knows from learning about “Stranger Danger” in school (page 137), which means he knows that from nurture. However, in the very beginning of the book, on page 8, Christopher hits a policeman because

Christopher fondness of dog reveals his need for trust in his life which his father is not able to provide for him. Ever since the beginning, Christopher like dogs better than human: “dogs are faithful and they do not tell lies because they cannot talk” (4). Christopher deeply believes that those who can talk will tell lies which is basically all of the humankind. Ed Boone lies have caused disorder in Christopher life, leading his son of the notion that if he can not trust his own blood, how can he trust others. This serve as a reason behind the boundary Christopher place against the society as a whole especially strangers and resort to dogs. When Christopher find out that his dad had kill Wellington, he plan to escape. He says,”Father had

Christopher’s protected life at home and childhood significantly constrains his ability to deal with the world around him because his father is deceitful, he tried to get to his mother and he is unique like others in his school. Christopher's father kept confidential information from him like executing the neighbors dog and concealing his mother from him. He set out on a journey to obtain his mother, on this expedition it shows Christopher's true self and how humanity looks upon him. To this extent

In the book ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ Christopher finds out that his mother is not dead and that his father had been lying to him the whole time. He also finds out that his father was the one who killed Wellington. This kind of lie has a strong impact on the way Christopher looks at his father. The way he looks at his father has changed from loving him to immense distrust and fear. After this event Christopher goes off to London to live with his mother but over time begins to spend more and more time with his father but their relationship will never be the same. His father was probably trying to protect him but dug himself a deeper

One night Christopher John Francis Boone finds his neighbor, Ms. Shears' dog, Wellington, lifeless, with a pitchfork in his stomach, outside her house. Throughout the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon, Christopher makes it his objective to find out who killed Wellington no matter what consequences he might face along the way. This murder mystery explains not only the complicated relationship with Christopher and his father, but leaves the readers on the edge of their seat wondering how much his dad is keeping from him. The novel was analyzed with family dynamics and problems between Christopher and his dad, which can be explained when reading through a psychoanalytic lens. Many things reoccur in the novel

This page is when Christopher’s father realises that Christopher found the letters from his mother. The first thing that you notice is that Christopher's father is the only one talking throughout the whole page. The father's tone is clearly distressed, this is expressed through the short sentences which serve as explanations to what he has done. The author also uses details to make it so that you can see the sence in your head. An example of this is when he includes things like the fact that the father was crying and the times he tells the readers about the silence that filled the space inbetween the pleas of Christopher's father asking for forgiveness. The authors use of these writing techniques make you feel confused and hurt much like how

He rarely socializes when he is at school or out in public, and when he is at home, he prefers to be alone his room with his pet rat. “And I really like little spaces, so long as there is no one else in there with me.” (Haddon. 50). In the rare occasion that Christopher associates with people out in public that he does not know, the interaction usually ends quickly due to Christopher feeling uncomfortable and leaving in a hurry. When he had no choice but to engage in conversation with a neighbor who was nothing but friendly to him, he began to think of every possible thing that could go wrong and quickly decided to leave. “And I thought she might be ringing the police and then I’d get into much more serious trouble because of the caution. So I walked away” (Haddon. 40). Even though Christopher does lack social skills, there are still ways he can learn to become more social and ways of interacting with others to better him. Unfortunately he does not put any effort into increasing his social skills, and neither do any of the few people he has a relationship with, causing him to resource to isolating himself because that is what he has always been used to doing. Overall, isolation plays a major role in both novels, causing both main characters to isolate themselves in similar ways. With both characters choosing to isolate themselves comes a great deal of independence.