There were some obstacles while writing the book, but he managed to push and get through it all. Even though he does not enjoy talking to people, he did to find out more information about the dog. Christopher’s math skills are outstanding and they definitely helped him out a couple of times in the book. Later in the reading, Christopher finds out that his mother is living in London, and he is determined to go and see her. While in the train station, he
Christopher sees and experiences things much differently that other people. He has a very hard time with distinguishing facial expressions, sarcasm, and he has a very difficult time understanding other people's logic. He also fantasizes about being the only person left on the earth and he avoids people at most costs. I absolutely think that Christopher has a disability because none of the things listed above would be considered “normal” behavior. Most people would go
Furthermore he doesn´t eat food if different sorts of food are touching each other. These things make life hard and it’s one of the main themes. The other important theme is lying and white lies. Christopher says that everyone lies, but he hates lying. Sometimes he tells white lies.
The first event crucial to Christopher’s coming of age is his desire to find the killer of his neighbour’s dog. To accomplish his goal, Christopher pushes himself to leave the comfort of his home and to communicate with others. The author shows us how Christopher expresses his love for dogs, “dogs are faithful and they do not tell lies because they cannot talk” (Haddon 5). Christopher, who loves dogs because they do not lie and are faithful, does not want the dog killer to escape punishment. Christopher enjoys reading and solving murder mysteries and wants to be involved in a real-life mystery, the death of the neighbour’s dog.
The novel focuses on a 15yr old boy who has Asperger’s syndrome with an obsession to solve the murder of a dog. However, it’s not all about the dog. The book focuses on what it is to have Asperger’s and the secrets Christopher uncovers during his investigation. Mark Haddon’s use of the Asperger’s boy as the protagonist is unlike any other and creates a unique view of the world. In the novel there are many examples of this unique point of view.
This is an eye-opening, insightful book that could be read by anyone who wants to face the hidden reality of what makes us unique and normal in our own way. Parents could benefit by the numerous examples of success and to ease their mind at the thought of no hope for their disabled child. Educators would be reminded of their commitment to provide all children a chance for success in school, without the negative effects of labels. Mooney looks deep into his own inadequacies for writing this first-hand memoir. Parts of the book are experiences of his childhood and the memories of the internal conflict he faced daily.
In the novel, The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night-Time written by Mark Haddon, 3 characters that I enjoyed reading about were Christopher, Judy and Ed. Christopher is a 15 year old teenage boy who has Asperger’s . He doesn’t really understand how people are feeling. Christopher is really adventurous because he likes solving mysteries, for example, he decides to write a book about who killed the dog, Wellington. Christopher also went to London by himself and when he was in a really difficult situation, for example he was in a crowded space at the train station; he tried to solve maths equations, puzzles and diagrams in his head to show how he made his own decisions.
Growing up, math teachers always seemed surprised when I showed competence manipulating objects and shapes. Teachers even went so far as to tell me usually boys have better spatial sense. Reading the authors’ acknowledgement of the fact people are not simply born with or without spatial sense was very interesting to me; this statement made me wonder how I can foster this skill in my own students. Similar to number sense (defined and discussed in chapter two of this same text), having spatial sense is crucial to understanding geometry. Knowing that mathematics in general helps to formalize the ability to be able to grasp, visualize and represent the space in which we live, it stands to reason that learners who are able to display an understanding of spatial sense have a better understanding of the fact that
Also I managed to complete all the tasks in the given time limit that we got given. Motivation played a big part on me passing this because I got great support at home by my family and also I got support from the teachers and my friends as well at school. Also I think that because I was interested in the subject and wanted to learn, which helped me pass my maths GCSE. The teacher helped me pass also because he was strict but he knew what needed doing and he would always push people to their limits and know when people needed motivation, he also made the room have a positive feeling and he would
I have often heard people saying the word "retard", and the first thing that comes to my mind is people with Aspergers Diseases (though I know that this was wrong of me). Another example of how 'retard' is associated with autistic people is through the work of famous recording artists. Drake and J. Cole's song “Jodeci" for example includes a line where they call autistic people "retarded.”I’ve argued for the use of a different word before, but after reading "The Truth about Autism," I learned that the notion that three quarters of autistic people are mentally restated is incorrect. Individuals with autism have brilliant and creative minds, and their gifts should not be discounted. In conclusion, the compelling fact I learned was that people with Autism are often harmfully mislabeled "retards."