A member of a rival gang, the “Guardians”, stabs Andy, a member of the “Royals.” The “Guardians” do not think of Andy as Andy, they just see him as an adversary. When the gang member stabs Andy, he says, “This is for you Royal!” In this situation, the gang member does not know Andy’s name, he just notices the purple “Royal” jacket. In modern day, people judge based on the way others look, dress, or even who they talk to. In “On the Sidewalk Bleeding,” many people, such as the intoxicated man, the old woman, and Freddie and Angela, ambled past Andy without helping him. The old woman and the intoxicated man did not help because they could not hear Andy because of the rain.
We know that as, when there is the rat incident, with everybody being scared, Bigger reacts by killing the beast brutally with a skillet. Also, he reacts with violence against White society as he’s scared of them. But, instead of keeping quiet and minding his own business, he feels the need to rob Blum’s, a white mans, store. However, in the end he doesn’t do it as he is in fear of being caught. Again, though he reacts to it by beating Gus, his friend, up using the excuse of Gus being late to get out of their 4mission.
When Christopher is under pressure, he starts to panic and do things that other people might not do when they’re overwhelmed. “ I rolled back onto the lawn and pressed my forehead to the ground again and made the noise that Father calls groaning” (Haddon,7). Some people like the thought of being touched or cuddled, however, Christopher cannot stand the thought of being touched. “ The policeman took hold of my arm and lifted me onto my feet. I didn’t like him touching me like this.
To feel secure in public, Chris holds onto an open pocket knife and a dial of eagerness to wrap around a violent manner when confronted by with difficult issues: "The policeman took hold of my arm and lifted me onto my feet. I didn't like him touching me like this. And this is when I hit him." (Haddon 8) Christopher audibly has issues with stress and coping strategies as told in the first chapter where it's known that Chris has a tendency to thrust the cranium towards the ground and hide from blatant clamor. Christopher is also known for having a negative insight on life and the community.
Christopher changes into a stronger person mentally throughout the book. He is first represented as a boy with Asperger Syndrome, who is very blunt and does not understand the rules of socialism. He reacts quickly to situations he doesn’t understand or like by folding himself up into a ball and groaning, he also hates skin-ship with others as it makes him feel uneasy. “If a strange man touched me I would hit him, and I can hit people very hard.” As the book progresses Christopher finds himself in unfamiliar situations that make him have to face his issues, such as talking to strangers on his way to London, and allowing to be touched by his mother (even though he did not like it too much.) His sentences are always blunt and factual, there are never long describing words as Christopher thinks that it is far more logical to just say what you want to say without putting fancy adjectives in there.
We was scared!’” (Golding 173). To explain, throughout the book Simon always kept to himself and was mysterious, which soon led to Simon being murdered by the boys because of their fear of the beast. When the crime took place, it was dark and eerie out when Simon appeared, the boys all thought he was the beast, which resulted in the boys panicking murdering Simon. In fearful
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.
“How much does it cost to get a ticket for a train to London?” And he said, “About 30 quid.” And I said, “Is that pounds?” And he said, “Christ alive.” And he laughed. But I didn’t laugh because I don’t like people laughing at me, even if they are policemen.”(p151) By adding this dialogue to the novel, you get to witness the lack of respect people were showing to Christopher. Other teens with autism may face the same problem each day; people disrespecting them. This novel makes it apparent that it is important to be considerate to everyone you come across throughout the day because that is a quality that is fading in todays society. The author also demonstrates how loved ones can be affected from teens or children with autism.
He is discovered by Mrs. Shears and runs away due to her screaming. 2. Christopher says he has trouble understanding people and their feelings. The police had arrived to take him into questions and when the questions became too much for Christopher, he groans to block it all out. He then gets arrested for assaulting the policeman and his father lectures him when he picks his son up.
Schizophrenia Case Study Due: Abnormal Psychology: Abuse, Addiction, & Disorders Instructor: What are the symptoms displayed by the client? What is his diagnosis? Tim had the classic symptoms of schizophrenia, the included; Disorganized and paranoid thinking, ( He would not go outside because of pregnant women, believed medication would not work because he liked dogs…) delusions, and disorganized speech and actions (includes talking and shouting from his bedroom window, beating on things, watching television programs long after they had ended). He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. What methods were used to diagnose the client?