The second is that people use metaphors. The word metaphor means carrying something from one place to another, I think it should be called a lie because a pig is not like a day and people do not have skeletons in their closets.``(14,15) Christopher needs logic in his life for things to make sense or else he can find himself getting sick or groaning loudly in pain. Although some cases of logic don`t make sense to the others around them he believes they make sense like when he says three red cars in a row means a good day and three yellow make a bad day he is told by his principal that this is not very logical and he said it makes sense to him. This is also shown when he says he won’t eat his food if it touches different items of food on his plate, but he will if it touches while being prepared. Another form of logic in his life is his family.
_________________________________________________________ Mark Haddon’s novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, is a remarkable novel exploring the world of Christopher, a fifteen-year-old boy with Aspergers Syndrome. As a consequence, this condition, leaves Christopher’s ability to emotionally connect with people scarce. Haddon explores Christopher’s many behavioural problems, along with the emotional and physical journey which takes place in his life to discover truth – who killed Wellington? As the story unravels we discover a lot more than just Wellington’s murderer, resulting in the novels mysteriousness and immensity until the very end. The gulf which separates Christopher from his parents and the rest of us makes him unconditionally unique as a result of his disability, resulting in him to be considered as an ‘unsolved mystery’.
One night Christopher discovers the body of his neighbour’s dead dog and is determined to get to the bottom of its murder. Christopher is diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome which is a form of Autism, meaning that he has a lack of social skills and understanding yet is able to comprehend complex math problems. Through this novel, Haddon explores through the challenges of Asperger Syndrome and issues experienced by most teenagers through the use of a variety of narrative techniques. Christopher Boone suffers from Asperger Syndrome which is a form of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), which means that he can only express himself in a simple and straightforward manner and is unable to understand most of social queues that people generally use. Haddon expresses the difficulties through the use of Narrative Perspective.
He had issues and sadly they were not identified in time to prevent the tragedy that later occurred. Kip Kinkel was troubled in many ways socially, sociologists are trying to pinpoint why he hung out with the “bad crowd” and the influences it had on Kinkel. Kinkel struggled academically and was not social with the students at his school. Even though he had friends, he felt isolated. The Social Learning Theory by Albert Bandura states that because of the crowd he hung out with, he was influenced to be bad.
Through the eyes of Christopher Boone Christopher Boone is a 15 year old boy who is affected by Asperger's syndrome-a developmental disorder. He is a mathematically gifted with a very logical and organized brain. He gets along with animals better than he does with humans because he cannot understand emotions and the way others think; therefore he never knows when or how to act around other human beings. Christopher discovers wellington’s murder (The neighbor’s dog.) And through his unique way of thinking, solves the mystery of the murdered dog.
This is obvious throughout the story because of his lack of connection with people, the stories he tells, and all the negative things he has to say about people. His negative personality definitely comes from his traumatizing experiences as a child, whatever they may be. Holden is an extremely mysterious person and its very clear because no one knows what is the truth and what is a lie when it comes out of his mouth. In the end, feeling bad for Holden is all thats left. It’s sad that he has lived his life so miserably but things might have been different if he acted more like the real Holden, was more truthful, and wasn’t so deceitful to everyone around
They release Christopher with only a stern warning, under the condition that he promises to them and to his father not to look into the murder any further. Christopher chronicles his investigation in a book—the book we are reading—as part of a school assignment. Ignoring repeated warnings from his father, Christopher investigates the crime scene and conducts interviews with the residents of his block. He uncovers a more tangled plot than was first apparent when he discovers that his father and the owner of the slain dog, Mrs. Shears, had a romantic affair. He subsequently learns that their affair began in reaction to another relationship, one carried on between Mr. Shears and Christopher’s mother, before she disappeared from Christopher’s life.
Have you ever felt misunderstood? Have you ever felt isolated from the people around you? Have you ever wanted everyone to just leave you alone? In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, written by Mark Haddon, Christopher, the novel’s main protagonist, struggles with trying to relate to other people, has a hard time understanding why people question the way he acts, constantly feels isolated from the people around him, and dreams of being the only human being left on the planet. Christopher has a condition, an unstated form of autism that makes him think and speak differently then all the other characters in the book.
They go out of their way to shut out social relationships even with family. Most people look at these people as socially inept. Emotional expression is a missing trait from the people with this disorder. Many people see this as being non caring individuals or not being interested. Those with paranoid personality disorder want to be invisible because it will help them with their social avoidance.
Christopher Boone is a 15 year old, autistic child living with only his dad Ed Boone. Early in the book Chris discovers his neighbor’s dog Wellington dead with a garden fork through him. Chris’s neighbor Ms. Shears calls the police, who grab Chris and blame him for the murder. Chris, unhappy with the blame and wanting to clear his name, goes out and investigates. Chris nervously interviews his neighbors, recording his findings in his book The Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.