In what ways has the pairing of two texts added to your understanding of the ideas central to both texts? The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon and The Outsider by Albert Camus both have different ways of presenting the central ideas to the reader. The main theme in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is to explore different ways of thinking and the main theme in The Outsider is that being different is all right, and if you do not project obvious emotions, then that does not make you a bad person. Both Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and Meursault in The Outsider, have different views on how they see the universe, have extremely different life ambitions if any, and both react to the physical world in different ways. Christopher’s views on the universe in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time are ordered and rational, whereas Meursault’s views are un-ordered and irrational.
In an attempt to get back at Hindly for his cruelty Heathcliff purposely lends him money so that he will fall deeper into dept, because of his alcoholism. This shows the depth of his cruelty. He is now a man filled with hate, revenge and jealousy. Readers may again fell sympathy for Heathcliff despite his cruelty toward young Catherine and Linton, because of his struggle with loosing
His interest and involvement in Dr. Jekyll’s affair contradict with the introduction of his personality in the very beginning of the book, which shows his indifference toward immorality and lack of social skill. s Mr. Utterson likes this letter because it says that his friend Dr. Jekyll is not blackmailed and the evil person Mr. Hyde will not distract Dr. Jekyll again. Also Mr. Utterson feels guilty and blames himself for his past suspicions, for Mr. Hyde does not intend to blackmail Dr. Jekyll at all. By contrast, Mr. Hyde fully realizes his unworthiness of inheriting Dr. Jekyll’s properties. However, Mr. Utterson is upset with the fact that the letter was from Dr. Jekyll as well after he lets his clerk compare the letter with Jekyll’s own
The phrase ‘death chariots’ with their association of death, violence and destruction has the intended affect to fear readers of these manic, destructive young teens. It is this appeal to fear which evokes activity in the community to promote a change in society. Wowser also refers to the waste of ‘our tax dollar on a futile and ineffective effort to lower road toll by advertising’ reiterating that the law in place is not desired. This evokes hostility and a want for change in readers. Wowser adds an appeal to community service in saying it is rare ‘to find a young person who is a member of the Salvation Army’.
The narrator feels that his wife shares too much information with Robert, and not enough with him. That alone is enough to make any man question the relationship they are in as well as the relationship his wife has with Robert. Society says that men in relationships needs to be in control. The narrator feels like he has no control over anything going on in his marriage, which leads to his negative attitude towards the blind man,
When Gene went he realized that Leper was Away With Out Leave and the war had caused him to go insane. Leper’s enlistment made the concept of the war easier for Gene to cope with. The friendship between Gene and Leper was probably the least significant relationship for Gene of all. Brinker was jealous over the quick bonding between Gene and Finny, so Brinker looked for a way to revenge Gene by having a trial and forcing Finny to see that Gene really did cause him to fall. Leper gained the respect of Gene and the others, when he enlisted with the ski troopers.
Numerous animals are mentioned many times throughout this novel. It is clear that Robert- the protagonist- has a connection to animals. He runs about with them as if he is one of them. The animals communicate various messages to the readers. Certain characteristics animals possess which defy human nature help to develop Robert’s character, animals in this novel are displayed to be closely related to Robert, the animals represent values of Robert, and of society today and they are often used by Findley as a symbol of hope amidst devastation.
My question to this was there a problem in Bartleby’s life? The narrator shows how Bartleby starts to just drift away, he starts off being a very excellent working to just not doing anything. He even begins to just stare at the wall. He is just there not wantingto do anything but just be there. My thought on this is that the lawyer is feeling sorry for Bartleby.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon is a story about a young boy, Christopher Boone, seeking to uncover the mystery of his neighbor’s murdered dog. Along the way, he faces a number of his fears and discovers the truth about his allegedly deceased mother. I really like how Haddon uses Christopher’s character to show what life is like for an autistic child. Through Christopher’s different perspective of his surroundings, his need for order and organization, and his extremely impressive talents, Mark Haddon provides a deep understanding of an autistic child’s mind not easily understood by most people. The way Christopher sees the world allows the reader to understand
AGONCILLO 1 Marie Agoncillo John Patterson English 12 Jan/28/14 The Curious Incident Dog in the Night-time Themes The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon is an allusion to the Sherlock Holmes mystery The Adventure of Silver Blaze. One can say that Haddon’s novel is a double mystery. The first mystery is the murder of Mrs. Shears’ dog and the second mystery deals with the absence of his mother. Trust is quite a common theme in any modern novel; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, for example, demonstrates how trust affects individuals who live under unusual circumstances. Haddon narrates through Christopher, who is a fifteen-year-old autistic young boy whose view of life and his perception of the world is considerably dissimilar from that of any other normal teenager.