The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Sparknotes

The main qualities of what makes you who you are, are your actions and emotions. A person’s emotional and physical reactions are what people detect in order to assume your diagnosis. People with Asperger's syndrome are defined as people with a developmental disorder affecting their ability to effectively socialize and communicate. Mark Haddon expresses the many symptoms children with asperger's have in his book “the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.”Christopher is the narrator of the book, and the character. He is a fifteen year old boy who has a Father, Mother, a rat and a curiosity for wandering around. Haddon uses a majority of symbols in order to grasp his readers attention towards his Christopher’s differences between autism …show more content…
Christopher only includes prime numbered chapters. Christopher leans back and forth between his current setting and past tense. He would begin talking about the dog he found and how the police are talking to him, craving your attention to learn what happens next, then continue the next chapter talking about why he chose to write his books chapters in prime numbers. There are incidents that occur in the book where Christopher reacts differently than a normal teenager would. When Christopher found out about his Mother’s death he did not devote much time to talk about it. He mentions her being ill and wanting to visit her with food and a card, but when his Father rejects the idea, Christopher did not seem to react in a bad way. Normal children would become upset and cry for thor Mother. Christopher describes one of his favorite dreams. In the dream people are dying with the exception for individuals who are alike Christopher. The death of people leave him the opportunity to break into houses and take their belongings. In his dream he loses close family and friends and does not seem to be bothered by this. Normal individuals would awake in fear and …show more content…
normality. Is Christopher reacting normally in scary situations, alone in unfamiliar places? Does he have the same relationships with strangers and family that normal teenagers do. Hadden uses symbols such as, numbers, the sky, constant hands over ears as his reaction to discomfort (139), and numerous signs (139) in order to convey his abnormality. After analyzing this book I have connected Christopher with myself and other people. Lately, I have been watching a tv show called “I Survived”, which is a show where people who experienced scary, near death situations talk about their experiences. When I am frustrated and overwhelmed, I go to my bathroom floor, cover my ears, and put my head into my knees and begin thinking of happy things. Christopher does exactly this when he is faced with fear. Many of the interviews done on the TV show, “I Survived” have explained their techniques of freaking out unaware of their surroundings and closing their eyes escaping to a happier place. Perhaps, this isn’t just a reaction of autism. I relate to Christopher when he feels unsafe. Aspergers is a hindrance of social skills and connection. Christopher does everything a normal teenager would, he just has the barrier between understanding when to react and reacts slightly different than others. I have a friend who has asperger’s syndrome. He is a freshman in college, and I would have never guessed he was artistic. In fact, I don’t even feel comfortable