In Mark Haddon’s the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime, the narrator Christopher Boone is a fifteen-year-old boy described as having a disability that makes public encounters challenging and uncomfortable. Autism, Christopher’s cureless disability, causes his life to be burdensome and hard to endure. Christopher doesn’t let his disabilities hinder himself; instead, he decides to solve the murder mystery of the neighbor’s dog Wellington. In order for Christopher to see the world through his unique perspective, he interprets his own perspective of logic and order throughout his experiences so that he can solve the murder mystery.
In the beginning of the novel Mrs. Shears’ dog, Wellington is killed. When Christopher gets accused of …show more content…
He remembers everything that has ever happened to him very specifically unlike others. Christopher says that “all the other children at my school are stupid” (Haddon 43). He tries to be better and smarter than them because he knows that he has the advantage of being good at math and physics. Christopher even plans to get an A on his math test to show that he is smarter than all the other students in his school. Christopher explains that he is “going to prove that I am not stupid. Next month I’m going to take my A level in maths and I’m going to get an A grade. No one has ever taken an A level at our school before” (Haddon 44). Christopher talks so surely of how he will go to university and get a degree and be able to get a job and make a lot of money because of how well he is at math. Christopher also says that he is good at understanding machines because he thinks of his brain as being like a computer. Since Christopher thinks he is so smart, he sees himself fit to solve the murder mystery of …show more content…
In most instances, the protagonist of a story usually goes through some life-changing event that causes them to think and examine things differently. However, by the end of the novel, Christopher doesn’t think any differently than when he did in the beginning. Christopher does gain more confidence, yet, even though life changing events happen to him he still acts the same way he did before. He does not mature, and he does not grow emotionally. Christopher’s ideas of logic and order don’t change toward the end of the story; he doesn’t become smarter or anything less of that. His patterns of not liking being touched, not liking certain colors, and not understanding his own emotions are still the same he doesn’t improve any of his habits. Christopher proves he hasn’t changed when he describes the new house him and his mother move into, “I didn’t like it because it was small and the corridor was painted brown and there was a toilet and a bathroom that other people used and mother had to clean it before I used it” (Haddon 216). He clearly states that he still doesn’t like small crowded places. Also, on the last two pages, he talks about how he wouldn’t go to University in London, meaning that he still doesn’t like crowded cities and people touching him. Along with his journey, Christopher faces many challenging tasks; however, he never overcomes
In the beginning of the novel Mrs. Shears’ dog, Wellington is killed. When Christopher gets accused of …show more content…
He remembers everything that has ever happened to him very specifically unlike others. Christopher says that “all the other children at my school are stupid” (Haddon 43). He tries to be better and smarter than them because he knows that he has the advantage of being good at math and physics. Christopher even plans to get an A on his math test to show that he is smarter than all the other students in his school. Christopher explains that he is “going to prove that I am not stupid. Next month I’m going to take my A level in maths and I’m going to get an A grade. No one has ever taken an A level at our school before” (Haddon 44). Christopher talks so surely of how he will go to university and get a degree and be able to get a job and make a lot of money because of how well he is at math. Christopher also says that he is good at understanding machines because he thinks of his brain as being like a computer. Since Christopher thinks he is so smart, he sees himself fit to solve the murder mystery of …show more content…
In most instances, the protagonist of a story usually goes through some life-changing event that causes them to think and examine things differently. However, by the end of the novel, Christopher doesn’t think any differently than when he did in the beginning. Christopher does gain more confidence, yet, even though life changing events happen to him he still acts the same way he did before. He does not mature, and he does not grow emotionally. Christopher’s ideas of logic and order don’t change toward the end of the story; he doesn’t become smarter or anything less of that. His patterns of not liking being touched, not liking certain colors, and not understanding his own emotions are still the same he doesn’t improve any of his habits. Christopher proves he hasn’t changed when he describes the new house him and his mother move into, “I didn’t like it because it was small and the corridor was painted brown and there was a toilet and a bathroom that other people used and mother had to clean it before I used it” (Haddon 216). He clearly states that he still doesn’t like small crowded places. Also, on the last two pages, he talks about how he wouldn’t go to University in London, meaning that he still doesn’t like crowded cities and people touching him. Along with his journey, Christopher faces many challenging tasks; however, he never overcomes