Compare and Contrast Between Khan and Christopher

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No two people are the same, yet they’re not entirely different at the same time. Everyone has their differences and similarities. Christopher from The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time and Khan from the movie, My Name Is Khan are both autistic characters. They both have similarities, differences but most importantly, they’re both special in their very own way. Christopher and Khan are both autistic, and because of that, they have many similarities. They are both nervous and afraid around strangers. “ So I got out my Swiss Army knife and I flicked out the saw blade and held it tightly in the pocket that Toby wasn’t in so that I could stab someone if they grabbed hold of me.” - page 137 of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time. It shows how afraid Christopher is in new places and of new people. They’re both persistent as they didn’t give up on their goals despite having fears of new places, loud noises, people touching them, etc. In page 8 of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In the Night-time, Christopher hits a police officer just because he touched him. And in the movie My Name Is Khan, when his sister-in-law takes him out to see the city, he started covering his ears and spinning round in circles when he heard loud noises and saw yellow colored objects. They’re also incredibility brave and courageous. They both went through so much. Khan travelled America finding the president just because his wife told him to and Christopher travelled alone all the way to London to find his mother. Even though they’re afraid of new places, they are persistent and they are both incredibility brave and courageous. However, with their similarities, there’s their differences. Even though they’re both brave, courageous, persistent and afraid of new things, they have big differences too. Khan wasn’t afraid of people talking to him and he even had

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