The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Night-Time

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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. Could it be the person has been hit by someone else or are there nerve endings that are so sensitive when someone touches them they feel pain. If there is pain associated with the touch is it just certain parts of the body. Christopher's parents knew that he did not like to be touch so they came up with a way to show him affection. His parents held their right hand up in the shape of a fan and touched it to Christopher's left hand and this meant they loved him. Also when he got upset with is mom she asked him if she could give him a hug and by him giving his permission he did not feel threatened because he was the one who said it was ok. Maybe the analytical way Christophe thinks could also be one of the reasons he feels threatened when touched by others. When he was trying to get on the train to go to his mother's and the officer at the train station was questioning him and ask him to walk with him he told the officer not to touch him. He would do math problems in his head when he felt threatened to escape what was going on around him. There was also loud
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