Example Conclusion: Charlie, (Jeffrey, Jasper and/or Eliza) develop through the challenges they face. These challenges encourage them to think more critically about their world and the racial conflicts revealed in the town of Corrigan. By thinking more deeply about their lives and the world in which they live, the young characters in Silvey’s novel develop a deeper understanding of themselves. The death of Laura creates changes in the relationships, these relationships between characters support this deeper understanding and also assist the characters in navigating the challenges they face. (Have a look at the highlighted words, I have copied the introduction below so you can see how these highlighted words connect between the introduction and the conclusion).
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon is a story about a young boy, Christopher Boone, seeking to uncover the mystery of his neighbor’s murdered dog. Along the way, he faces a number of his fears and discovers the truth about his allegedly deceased mother. I really like how Haddon uses Christopher’s character to show what life is like for an autistic child. Through Christopher’s different perspective of his surroundings, his need for order and organization, and his extremely impressive talents, Mark Haddon provides a deep understanding of an autistic child’s mind not easily understood by most people. The way Christopher sees the world allows the reader to understand
ideas of social class, characterisation of Gatsby). The chapter is also crucial in conveying the relationship between Tom and Daisy Buchanan to the reader. At the start of the book, the main narrator, Nick Carraway is introduced. In the first few lines he quotes his Father “"Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember
| | | | | The Need of Control and Stability as it Applies to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Need of Control and Stability as it Applies to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is a novel, narrated from a first person perspective, the protagonist, Christopher Boone. Christopher Boone is a mathematically and logically oriented 15 year old boy, living in Swindon (England), who experiences numerous behavioral difficulties, including understanding other people’s emotions/ motifs, always sticking to his schedule, and having the need to control the situations he is in; these are all due to his condition, which you can call, Asperger’s Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, or the Savant Syndrome. One day his world is threatened with the death of a neighbor’s dog, which then causes Christopher to investigate and solve the murder using Sherlock Holmes’ (his favorite detective) deduction tactics. Throughout the novel, Christopher is faced with many tasks, of which, he can or cannot control, and as mentioned, with his “disease”, he has acquired a great need to organize and control every situation; this then is a great challenge for him. Thus, readers can interpret and understand the need of control and stability in a person’s life- especially in a person with Christopher’s condition- as it is highly exemplified in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.
In what ways has the pairing of two texts added to your understanding of the ideas central to both texts? The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon and The Outsider by Albert Camus both have different ways of presenting the central ideas to the reader. The main theme in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is to explore different ways of thinking and the main theme in The Outsider is that being different is all right, and if you do not project obvious emotions, then that does not make you a bad person. Both Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and Meursault in The Outsider, have different views on how they see the universe, have extremely different life ambitions if any, and both react to the physical world in different ways. Christopher’s views on the universe in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time are ordered and rational, whereas Meursault’s views are un-ordered and irrational.
Hill’s use of the first person narrator is a key element of the novel. Susan Hill’s characters in this novel have limited development because the story is told by the main character, Arthur Kipps. His character is developed in an interesting way because as narrator he is looking back and describing events from the perspective of his younger self. This adds depth to his character and to the plot because as readers, we live through his nightmare with him and share his fears. This viewpoint is particularly effective in this chapter, as readers, we can relate to the terror and anxiety felt by Arthur.
There are many ways in which Haddon tells the story in chapter 97 and he uses a variety of methods to show this. He takes an interest in a dog which is a dachshund. The dachshund is the dog of Mrs Alexander. He uses the basic phrase “I like dogs” because he does not know how to express his emotions more naturally or correctly due to his autism. Up to this chapter Christopher’s story had began to fade out and It had hit a dead end.
Christopher has a condition, an unstated form of autism that makes him think and speak differently then all the other characters in the book. What starts as a mystery novel quickly turns into a heart-wrenching story about Christopher’s desire to be understood and to have people that he can trust in his life, who also love him unconditionally. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime shows the reader that even though sometimes our minds work in ways that others cannot relate to, we all want to be understood, even by those who question us when we say what we say and think what we think. When the story begins, Christopher finds his neighbor’s dog, Wellington, lying dead in the front yard with a pitchfork sticking out of its stomach. Instead of calling for help or getting an adult, Christopher walks over and kneels down to hug the bleeding dog for four minutes under the midnight sky.
AGONCILLO 1 Marie Agoncillo John Patterson English 12 Jan/28/14 The Curious Incident Dog in the Night-time Themes The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon is an allusion to the Sherlock Holmes mystery The Adventure of Silver Blaze. One can say that Haddon’s novel is a double mystery. The first mystery is the murder of Mrs. Shears’ dog and the second mystery deals with the absence of his mother. Trust is quite a common theme in any modern novel; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, for example, demonstrates how trust affects individuals who live under unusual circumstances. Haddon narrates through Christopher, who is a fifteen-year-old autistic young boy whose view of life and his perception of the world is considerably dissimilar from that of any other normal teenager.
VCE English Unit 3 – Creating and Presenting This expository piece is aimed at those currently studying Encountering Conflict in VCE English, or those who have studied it in recent years. It aims to provide the audience with an alternative point of view when trying to understand or help those around them who may be suffering conflict in their lives. The use of formal language in reference to Beresford’s Paradise Road encourages the intellectual ability of the young adults. The topic is to be “Conflict is unique to the individual”, relating to the ‘Encountering Conflict” topic studied, also helps the reader to understand the treatment of the prisoners in the studied text and their individual responses. This piece is to be published in the Time magazine.