In his review of The Curious Incident, Jay McInerney suggests that at the novel’s end “the gulf between Christopher and his parents, between Christopher and the rest of us, remains immense and mysterious. And that gulf is ultimately the source of this novel’s haunting impact. Christopher Boone is an unsolved mystery” [The New York Times Book Review, 6/15/03, p. 5)]. Discuss. _________________________________________________________ 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.
To me Christopher Boone is a very inspiring character. He faces his fears and over comes the obstacles of his disorder. Although he fears social situations he goes door to door on his street asking about Wellington’s murder. He doesn’t let his autism limit him. He believes that he can do A-level math, go to university, and be an astronaut.
Firstly, Christopher starts his mystery novel with a gruesome scene of the death of Wellington, a neighbor’s dog who had been brutally killed with no explanation. Christopher is determined to find out who killed Wellington although he is repeatedly put down and told by his father that “it’s a bloody dog, Christopher, a bloody dog” (20) and that he should leave it alone. After his father repeatedly tells him to give up this “game” he believes Christopher is playing, he does not give up, constantly trying to figure out the truth about who killed Wellington. He faces these roadblocks and doesn’t give up. Christopher shows that he has the hero like attributes when he decides to care about Wellington, and to go against his father’s advice.
The 52 year old Taxi driver from Cumbria started his killing spree, mid- morning, in Lamplugh. Killing his twin brother David” and his family solicitor “Kevin Commons” Then proceeded randomly through the villages. It was speculated that bird had been involved in a family dispute over his fathers will although, “Birds” brothers have denied reports of any family feud. BBC News 2nd November 2010 writes; Bird ounce a joiner employed at Sellafield but
Case History: From the age 3, Hans had developed such an interest in his own penis or ‘widdler’ that at age 5 his mother had threatened to cut it off if he didn’t stop playing with it. At about the same time Hans developed a morbid fear that a white horse would bite him. Hans’ father reported that his penis seemed to be related to the horse’s large penis. At the time Hans’ phobia developed his father began to object to Hans’ habit of getting in to bed with his parents in the morning. Over a period of weeks Hans’ phobia got worse and he feared going out of the house in case he encountered a horse.
He then takes a picture of Caroline Frankenstein that the boy has been holding and places it in the folds of the dress of a girl sleeping in a barn—Justine Moritz, who is later executed for William’s murder. Even though William was a little child, the monster still did not hesitate to murder him, and once again he destroyed the lives of two innocent people. This shows that when you are angry you act upon impulses and no good will ever come of
John Marsden shows the theme of leadership all throughout the book. When they came back from hell, a little clearing below quite a bit of bush in tailors stitch, they arrive at Ellie’s house only to find that her pets are dead and there is no one around. They find a fax at her house from her dad, he thought that something was going wrong at the showgrounds, and that’s when they concluded that they had been invaded. When it was dark, Ellie,
Happiness in The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-Time By: Avremel Greenberg The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-Time by Mark Haddon takes place in the year 1998, in a small town called Swindon, England. The main character in this novel is Christopher John Francis Boone, a Fifteen-year-old child with asperger syndrome. The novel starts after the murder of the dog owned by Mrs. Shears, Christopher’s neighbor from across the street. Upon discovering the dead poodle, Christopher determines himself to find the murderer, but his investigation is temporarily halted, when he hits an officer after being touched. He was then arrested, and released on the condition, that he does not continue his investigation of the crime.
He has difficulty socialising with others and has a specific daily routine. One day he discovered his neighbour’s dog, Wellington stabbed with a garden fork and was initially blamed for the murder. Despite his father’s order he decides to unravel the case getting his inspiration from his favourite fictional character Sherlock Holmes. The investigation becomes a challenge leading to the dissolution of his parent’s marriage. As Christopher deals with the crisis we see how his mind perceives things.
The heroes he becomes in his many fantasies are courageous, substantial people who take charge and impress everyone around them. However, in reality, he lives a usual life with no excitement and obeys his nagging wife. Walter Mitty is a typical husband in the 1930s. He is suffering from many problems such as emotional and financial issues which lead him to create a different person, the side of him that is the person he wishes he could be, significant, bold, and heroic. The title of this short story, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, confirms that the reader will be involved in Walter Mitty’s “secret life” which is actually his imagination.