Reflection On The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time

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Daniel Pizzo-10th grade Summer Reading Assignments Book 1-The Curious Incident of The Dog In the Night-time by Mark Haddon Prompt 3: The curious incident of the dog in the night talks about the important trait both Christopher’s mom and dad share. They both loved Christopher and wanted the best for him. “And Father said, “Christopher, do you understand that I love you?” Christopher’s …show more content…
The mom should have taken time off from work to visit him. After getting out of the hospital, she should have told her husband the closeness Christopher and his dad had. It seemed to be lack of communication with the two of them. I think they could have gotten along better if they discussed what was going on. It was very rude for the mom to move away from her son. Prompt 4: Christopher sees himself as being different, but so are the people in his life. He doesn’t think before he says things out loud. However, he is so organized when drawing maps and figuring out his Math problems. He seems to have a good idea of what he wants to do in the future and doesn’t let anyone stop him from achieving his goal. He realizes that he is different but is happy that he is more mature. He does not have some of his behavioral problems any longer because he is making better decisions and getting older. Christopher …show more content…
They both loved Christopher and wanted the best for him. “And Father said, “Christopher, do you understand that I love you?” Christopher’s dad had anger issues, but he never had taken it out on Christopher. He showed his anger when he killed Mrs. Shear’s dog when she no longer wanted to see him anymore. Christopher’s mom Judy did not have patience when dealing with his outburst. She realized Christopher has mood swings, but could not deal with them. She realizes how well Christopher gets along with his dad. She notices this after getting out of the hospital. “And I couldn’t walk properly for a month, do you remember and your father had to look after you. And I remember looking at the two of you and seeing you together and thinking how you were really different with him, much calmer and you didn’t shout at one another.” Another trait that they share is opening their

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