“As with speech, a child with Aspergers has difficulty or no skill at all deciphering what a person is saying with facial expressions or body language” (“Aspergers and Body Language”). This is important because Christopher repeatedly explains how hard it is for him to read facial expressions. In Curious, Christopher says, “But it was very difficult to decide which of the diagrams was most like the face they were making because people’s faces move very quickly” (Haddon 3). This shows the frustration Christopher has because reading facial expressions is so difficult for him, and it also explains why Christopher does not like to talk to strangers. Another symptom of Aspergers that Christopher displays is the need for a strict schedule.
The novel focuses on a 15yr old boy who has Asperger’s syndrome with an obsession to solve the murder of a dog. However, it’s not all about the dog. The book focuses on what it is to have Asperger’s and the secrets Christopher uncovers during his investigation. Mark Haddon’s use of the Asperger’s boy as the protagonist is unlike any other and creates a unique view of the world. In the novel there are many examples of this unique point of view.
In the novel, The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night-Time written by Mark Haddon, 3 characters that I enjoyed reading about were Christopher, Judy and Ed. Christopher is a 15 year old teenage boy who has Asperger’s . He doesn’t really understand how people are feeling. Christopher is really adventurous because he likes solving mysteries, for example, he decides to write a book about who killed the dog, Wellington. Christopher also went to London by himself and when he was in a really difficult situation, for example he was in a crowded space at the train station; he tried to solve maths equations, puzzles and diagrams in his head to show how he made his own decisions.
Jonah Mills Mr. Lazar English 10B March 15, 2013 ISP: The Curious Incident with the Dog in the Night-Time Christopher John Francis Boone, a young boy from the small town of Swindon, Wiltshire is not an ordinary child. He has been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Christopher is a very mischievous, adventurous and curious teenager. It is through three significant events that the reader can see Christopher’s character growth, which contributes to his coming of age. The initial event is the death of his neighbour’s dog.
Christopher finds it hard to interact with people, and has underdeveloped social skills. He finds people hard to understand because people do a lot of talking without using any words. For example, Siobhan tells Chris that if you close your mouth and breathe through your nose, it can mean many different things from being bored to being angry, and it all depends on how much and how fast the air comes out your nose. She also explained that it makes a difference what shape your mouth is in when you do it, or how you are sitting, or what you just said before. This is hard for him to comprehend.
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.
Christopher John Francis Boone is one of many people that suffer from autism. In the book The Curious Incident of the dog in the Night-Time, the main character, Christopher, is a 15 year old boy with a mild form of autism. His disability limits him to doing certain things, however, it gives the readers a perspective on a life that is lived with autism. His greatest accomplishments are shown to the readers through his narration. Christopher struggles with social activity and interaction among others.
Theme: Christopher’s Logic & Struggles “All the other children at my school are stupid. Except I'm not meant to call them stupid, even though this is what they are.” [1] These are the thoughts of Christopher Boone, a boy who narrates us through The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon. Christopher takes us on a rare journey through the eyes of a 15 year old boy who suffers from Aspergers syndrome and struggles to understand the world and people around him. My visual product is a replication of a maths A-level exam that Christopher undertook in the book. I chose this because this test meant a lot to Christopher.
Through text messaging via cell phones and social networks, people can become more individualized, distant, afraid, and indifferent. In fact, most of the people who like texting are afraid of calling or have face-to-face conversations because they are scared of facing others. Texting takes out the formal element of conversation so it is easy to do so mindlessly (Turkle 198-11). This is the reason it is so easy to insult each other via texting but unable to do so when calling. The person sending the message can do so without even thinking of the repercussions and
In what ways do the lines from the closing section of the novel draw together the central concerns of it? In the closing lines of the novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time” by Mark Hadden, the main character Christopher Boone, a fifteen year old boy with Asperger’s syndrome states that “he can do anything”. The reasons he gives for this is because he went to London on his own, solved the mystery of who killed the dog Wellington, located his mother and wrote a book. These issues show how Christopher sees the world in very simple terms; he is confident and persistent and shows great determination in solving the mystery of who killed Wellington. The central issues in the novel are: how someone with a disability experiences life differently, the discovery of truth as opposed to the lies that adults often hold, the importance of family relationship in the development of young people and the role of the individual and the place he plays in society.