The novel, ‘The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-time’, is primarily a story about people’s differences in life and how it is explored and interpreted in the book. The protagonist, Christopher Boone, has high functioning autism and Mark Haddon uses him in the story to show how he his distinguishable from others. Christopher’s differences are shown through his hardships and struggles, his impacts on the people around him, the structure of the book and the themes that are involved with him.
The story mainly revolves around Christopher and his difficulties, and how his struggles displays his differences. A difficulty that distinguishes Christopher from others, is his dislike of being in a place with many people. He groans …show more content…
The structure of the story is unique because Christopher has written it. Each chapter in the book is numbered according to prime numbers instead of cardinal numbers. This is different from other books and shows how Christopher’s mind works mathematically and differently from those without autism. The way the book is structured also shows how different Christopher is, as there are breaks in between the storyline. The breaks describe what Christopher is thinking about and what his interests are. They are filled with intellectual diagrams, maths equations and pictures, such as the equation to solve ‘The Monty Hall Problem’ in chapter 101. These breaks in the story displays how his mind operates at a higher level than others. The structure of the story shows the meticulous thinking process that Christopher goes through, and how his mind is superior and extremely different from others in a variety of …show more content…
Mark Haddon displays Christopher’s differences through the catalyst of the story, which is his high functioning autism and how it is the main cause for his troubles and differences in his life. Mark Haddon describes Christopher’s differences through his hardships, his impacts on others, how he has structured the story and the themes that are incorporated with him. Through this, Mark Haddon shows an insight into the life of a child with autism, and how psychologically different that person is from
The story mainly revolves around Christopher and his difficulties, and how his struggles displays his differences. A difficulty that distinguishes Christopher from others, is his dislike of being in a place with many people. He groans …show more content…
The structure of the story is unique because Christopher has written it. Each chapter in the book is numbered according to prime numbers instead of cardinal numbers. This is different from other books and shows how Christopher’s mind works mathematically and differently from those without autism. The way the book is structured also shows how different Christopher is, as there are breaks in between the storyline. The breaks describe what Christopher is thinking about and what his interests are. They are filled with intellectual diagrams, maths equations and pictures, such as the equation to solve ‘The Monty Hall Problem’ in chapter 101. These breaks in the story displays how his mind operates at a higher level than others. The structure of the story shows the meticulous thinking process that Christopher goes through, and how his mind is superior and extremely different from others in a variety of …show more content…
Mark Haddon displays Christopher’s differences through the catalyst of the story, which is his high functioning autism and how it is the main cause for his troubles and differences in his life. Mark Haddon describes Christopher’s differences through his hardships, his impacts on others, how he has structured the story and the themes that are incorporated with him. Through this, Mark Haddon shows an insight into the life of a child with autism, and how psychologically different that person is from