_________________________________________________________ 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’.
Kemper’s mother had sent him to live with his grandparents because she was tired of his eccentric behavior. Edmund Kemper, seventeen at the time, decided to shoot his grand mother “just to see how it felt” and eventually shot his grandfather when he returned home. He was sent to a mental asylum later for his actions but proved to his psychologist, through assistant work and studies, that he was deemed normal enough for release including expunging his juvenile records. However, he was still fascinated with killer which began his murder campaign around the age of 24. Edmund worked for the department of transportation in Santa Cruz and began to pick up hitchhikers, bring them to deserted areas, and brutally rape and kill them.
In Cold Blood is a mystery written by Truman Capote. The story begging’s with Perry brutally murdering a family. Dick and Perry are the main characters that travel around to not get caught by the police, but they eventually get caught. They confessed to the murder and were sent to jail. This book shows how mankind has a role model and how humans lie to get what they want.
Her death prompted him to get serious about the things that were wrong with his world, for him to go ahead and steal books from the fires, and read them openly. He went as far as to get into contact an old professor, and learn from him what actions he should take to stop all of this madness. Montag eventually loses it, and reads aloud to Mildred’s friends in an attempt to make them realize their unhappiness, and try to have an impact on them like Clarisse had on him. In the end, an alarm is called on Montag’s house to burn the books he stole. “Well,” said Beatty, “now you did it.
Jack had evil intents to hurt the other tribe with the conch shell. Jack and his hunters have already brutally beaten and killed Simon because they thought he was the monster in the woods. Jack had attacked Ralph’s tribe several times. Piggy did everything he could to help them stay together but when Jack made his offer the other’s followed him. After being attacked by Jacks tribe they went to Castle Rock to find Jack and his tribe right before Piggy was killed.
Cassandra Reeser Block 1 3/24/11 “Gang Violence” For the last few weeks I have been reading The Outsiders. The novel begins by showing the differences between the poor Greasers and the rich Socs’. When the Socs’ jump Ponyboy in chapter one it shows that Ponyboy lives in a place where even an innocent walk is dangerous. In the middle of the novel the Greasers kill a Soc named Bob. This leads Johnny and Ponyboy to run away.
As I Read Graphic Organizer My Questions and Thoughts as I Read | Example or Detail from the Text | Answers or Conclusions | What does the sister want? | She stows away in the closet to see her brother | She wants to see her brother | Is the sister likely to succeed? | He wants to kill her | No | What is the overall message of this story? | He killed the 1st stowaway and then killed the 2nd stowaway | The message of this story is once a killer always a killer. | How does the author make the characters feel real?
Stone cold Pages 18-30 1) Link arrived in midwinter 2) Job centre 3) He killed his first victim 4) He pretends nice. 5) He kills the homeless 6) He doesn’t do well Page 31-51 1) He’s angry, but not particularly unhappy. 2) He felt terrific, tough and streetwise- 3) He had his watch stolen. 4) The trap of pattern. 5) He says he’s the security.
The killer ends up killing Ralph Cottle inside of Billys house and then leaves before the Billy comes inside the house to find the corpse of Ralph. Billy is frantic and finds a way to dispose of Lanny and Ralphs body before anyone discovers they are missing. The killer then threatens to kill his fiance Barbara who is in a coma at the hospital. Billy goes through several clues to who he thinks the killer is and tortures Steve Zillis his co-worker.
The hermit hut sub plot is a great way to define good and evil. The hermit was said to have killed his wife and son, many people read what he did and said he was a murderer. When Ellie, Fi etc. found the notes in the hermits hut they realised that the hermit was not actually a murderer but he was a hero. He killed his wife and son to save them from having a horrible death from beings severely burnt.