To Examine the Character of Judy Boone, the Relevance of Her Letters, Whether She Has Been a Good Mother to Christopher or Not in the Novel 'Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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The curious incident of the dog in the night time IOP To examine the character of Judy Boone, the relevance of her letters, whether she has been a good mother to Christopher or not in the novel 'Curious incident of the dog in the night-time'. IOP date: 18th November Character of Christopher Christopher is a (15 years, 3 months, 2 days) teenage boy, who doesn’t like his own name and suffers from various behavioural difficulties. Though the book mentions that he suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome, the fact of his behavioural difficulties is mentioned by the author himself on his personal blog. Nevertheless, he is an extremely intelligent boy but lacks imagination, visualisation. He thinks of his brain as a machine and treats all things like machines. He Loves Science and Math and loves to solve any kind of problems. He cannot fathom the feelings of the people around him but at the same time loves animals especially dogs. (“I like dogs” PG 7, 38) He thinks that he can understand them and their simple feelings (PG 15). Whenever someone touches him, he makes groaning noises and prefers to separate himself from the world. However, he responds to love from others by making a fan like gesture which represents a hug S. He feels that he cannot tell jokes, but unknowingly brings humour into his book. He likes the world to be organized as seen in his liking of the cubic prison cell as well as the fact that he prejudges whether his day is going to be good or bad depending on the number of coloured cars that he has seen (PG 14, 83). He also has a keen eye for detail (PG 13) because of which he compares himself to Sherlock Holmes. He is thoughtful and caring for his mother (PG 23, 27). Relation between Christopher and his Father Another character in this book is Christopher’s father, Eddie Boone, who is a patient man and he empathises with his sons behavioural disabilities.

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