Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime Analysis

The book, “the curious incident of the dog in the night-time” was written by Mark Haddon, and is set in 1998. It is about a boy named Christopher who tries to solve the murder of his neighbor’s dog. During the case he encounters everyday problems that he must face, and over the time, Christopher learns many lessons about human nature, life, and himself. These lessons include items such as how humans overreact and help others in need, how he felt fear and cared for his A level math, and how life is difficult and death is a part of it.. Over the story, Christopher also learned many lessons about human nature. His father explains how he killed wellington when he overreacted, ”I killed wellington, Christopher…”, and “I know, I know if I had given it a small kick it would have probably would have backed off” (120-121). Christopher learns how his dad killed wellington when he reacted to wellington trying to bite him. He learns that people overreact at times, and it's in human nature. Later on, he explains how a man saved him from being hit by a train, ”I was going to be run over and killed so i tried to climb up onto the concrete.””But then the man with diamond patterns on his socks pulled me up”(182). This is when the man saves Christopher, and he learns that people will help others if in need. Christopher learned many details and lessons …show more content…
When he finds Wellington in Mrs.Shears backyard, he explains how it lay there lifeless,”The dog was dead”(1).Christopher learned that all living things will eventually die and that wellington was in fact dead. It shows how meaningful it is to live your life. Christopher also learns that although meaningful, life isnt always that easy. His dad explains how difficult it was for him, ”Life is difficult, you know, it’s bloody hard telling the truth all the time”(120). His father explains that life is hard at times and that he couldn't tell the truth all the time because of