Sherry Zerucha, February 5, 2013 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Christopher was fifteen and had been dealing with changes that were going on in his life such as not trusting the touch of people that he did not know. The touch of others reminded him of pain which could be a result of his past or it could be physical things going on within himself that he did not understand. When he was approached one day by a police office after finding his neighbors dog killed the officer was asking Christopher questions which caused him to get upset fall to the ground and make a groaning noise. The police office grabbed Christopher's arm to pull him up but this made him think he was in trouble or danger so he hit the office. So the question is why does the touch of others make a person feel threaten or unsafe.
By writing the book in the first person perspective you get an inside look of every detailed thought that runs through Christopher’s mind. The author develops a theme showing how poorly people can treat you just for being “different”. Throughout the book, Christopher endures multiple encounters with disrespectful and harsh people. On Christopher’s journey to his mother’s house, he asks the policemen a simple question, but because he lacks the intelligence that the policemen considers common sense, he receives a very disrespectful answer. “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.
In the book The Curious Incident of the Dog at Night-Time the main character Christopher suffers from almost all of these symptoms but it is never made clear that he actually has autism. Christopher is socially awkward and does not like to interact with other people. He thinks casual conversations are not necessary because nothing of importance is being discussed. This story shows how Christopher battles these symptoms, he does not necessarily overcomes them, but he becomes much more social and much more open to interaction with other people. Christopher sees and experiences things much differently that other people.
People diagnosed with a communication disorder can have straining social interactions causing a division between their world and the societal world. In Mark Haddon’s implausible novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time he writes about Christopher Boone, an autistic 15-year old boy, who accounts for the other percentage of autistic children that are highly intelligent, but have a hard time communicating it. Christopher is trying to solve the murder of his neighbor’s dog, but throughout his investigation he finds out more than he expected about secrets within his own family and even himself. Haddon creates an opportunity to view the disorder through Christopher’s eyes and the eyes of others; but most importantly he is determined to prove that his disorder will not limit his aspirations. The narrative explores the way in which Christopher’s mind operates in contrast to those without autism, how this mindset affects his interactions with others, and how these experiences led to his personal goals.
Many shelters across North America provide a place to take in stray and lost animals. This is where animals are kept for short periods of time until later the decision it made to euthanizing the animal. In the society we live in the demand of breeding of designer breeds of dogs is high. Everyone wants the latest breed of dogs leaving many of the unwanted pets homeless. This isn’t the case most of dogs are deemed unadoptable because the lack social skills and forced in surviving on their own.
Christopher is fifteen years and has Asperger´s Syndrome. He finds a murdered dog and wants to find out, who has killed the dog. The main themes are Asperger´s Syndrome, lying and white lies. Christopher Boone is impaired by Asperger´s Syndrome. He doesn´t really feel the feelings normal people feel, because of his illness.
In the book, from the very start Christopher’s father does not want him to try and solve the mystery of the dead dog. This hints that he doesn’t want Christopher to find out who killed the dog because it was him, Christopher’s father. He also says many times throughout the book that he does not like Mr. Shears. Even though Mr. Shears is gone now, killing his old dog could be a way to try to emotionally hurt him. Another literary device in this book is symbolism.
And yet, he still continued to solve for this murder of Wellington no matter what the blockades were in his life, especially with his communication skills because of his disorder of Autism which blocks him from socializing with people around him and many more issues such as behavioral issues because he cannot understand people at times very fully like normal people can. Not only did he discover the hidden truth about who actually killed Wellington, and by figuring this out, he also discovered secret truths about his mother which his father had been lying to him about which made his life a lie these fifteen years. He traveled to London and all by himself with his Autistic Disability dealing with many hardships, discoveries, escaping’s from the police and his dad, and betrayal at times. Although, throughout this wonderful journey of Christophers, he has realized what a brave job he has done and solved all the mysteries of his life
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.
For Lieutenant Cross, he carried the fear of his soldiers dying. Cross also feared that he would never get to be with Martha. Just like those soldiers, I carried many different types of fear as well. In my early childhood at age 6, I had first experienced fear in my life when my mother and I had been held to gunpoint in her car. The man told me that if I cried he would shoot my mother.