How does an individual’s relationship with another affect their journey to discovery?
Comparative essay
Fictional literature enables readers to gain knowledge about the world, through transportation to alternate places and times, potentially resulting in a sense of enlightenment. This discovery may be catalysed by familial relationships or friendships, as demonstrated in a comparison of Snowflower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See and The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night Time [The Curious Incident] by Mark Haddon. Set in 19th century China where traditions dictate the country, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan exhibits an individual’s journey and how it is formed by their interpersonal relationships, similar to The Curious Incident, which …show more content…
In Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident, Christopher is struck with the discovery of his “dead” mother who was located in London most of his life. The betrayal of his relationship with his father results in his love being transmuted into fear, which is successfully conveyed when Christopher states, “dogs are faithful and they do not tell lies” indicating that dogs are a symbol of honesty. He later runs away from his father uttering with terror the repetition, “Father killed Wellington”, suggesting how Ed Boone had demolished the trust in their relationship. This is further emphasised by the utilisation of parataxis in “I had to get out of the house. Father had murdered Wellington. That meant he could murder me, because I couldn 't trust him…” to portray his trepidation. The accumulation of the letters sent from his mother along with the visual imagery of the name Christopher with “circles instead of dots over the letter i” signifies his unearthing of the existence of his mother. Both Snowflower and the Secret Fan and The Curious Incident presents the significance of the impact made by one on an individual and In the moment when Christopher identifies his mother, her love for him shines through the symbolic action of the fanned hands “And I was lying on the ground and Mother held up her right hand and spread her fingers out in a fan so that I could touch her fingers” to capture a momentous point of his discovery. It is through the damaged relationship of Christopher and his father that enables him to embark on an odyssey that fundamentally alters his
Comparative essay
Fictional literature enables readers to gain knowledge about the world, through transportation to alternate places and times, potentially resulting in a sense of enlightenment. This discovery may be catalysed by familial relationships or friendships, as demonstrated in a comparison of Snowflower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See and The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night Time [The Curious Incident] by Mark Haddon. Set in 19th century China where traditions dictate the country, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan exhibits an individual’s journey and how it is formed by their interpersonal relationships, similar to The Curious Incident, which …show more content…
In Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident, Christopher is struck with the discovery of his “dead” mother who was located in London most of his life. The betrayal of his relationship with his father results in his love being transmuted into fear, which is successfully conveyed when Christopher states, “dogs are faithful and they do not tell lies” indicating that dogs are a symbol of honesty. He later runs away from his father uttering with terror the repetition, “Father killed Wellington”, suggesting how Ed Boone had demolished the trust in their relationship. This is further emphasised by the utilisation of parataxis in “I had to get out of the house. Father had murdered Wellington. That meant he could murder me, because I couldn 't trust him…” to portray his trepidation. The accumulation of the letters sent from his mother along with the visual imagery of the name Christopher with “circles instead of dots over the letter i” signifies his unearthing of the existence of his mother. Both Snowflower and the Secret Fan and The Curious Incident presents the significance of the impact made by one on an individual and In the moment when Christopher identifies his mother, her love for him shines through the symbolic action of the fanned hands “And I was lying on the ground and Mother held up her right hand and spread her fingers out in a fan so that I could touch her fingers” to capture a momentous point of his discovery. It is through the damaged relationship of Christopher and his father that enables him to embark on an odyssey that fundamentally alters his