In the novel, The Curious Incident of the dog in the Nighttime, the author, Mark Haddon, utilizes logical progression of ideas to convey the thematic message of relationships can be difficult, but are very needed.
Throughout the book, the theme seems to develop going from hardships with relationships to needing them at the end. For example, Haddon states, “The next day Father said he was sorry that he had hit me and didn’t mean to.” (pg. #85) Even after Christopher’s father got mad at Christopher, he tried to patch things up because he knew that Christopher was the only person in his life. Additionally, the text says, “‘It’s going to be alright. Honestly. Trust me.’” (pg. #122) Christopher’s father tries to regains Christopher’s trust but
Throughout the book, the theme seems to develop going from hardships with relationships to needing them at the end. For example, Haddon states, “The next day Father said he was sorry that he had hit me and didn’t mean to.” (pg. #85) Even after Christopher’s father got mad at Christopher, he tried to patch things up because he knew that Christopher was the only person in his life. Additionally, the text says, “‘It’s going to be alright. Honestly. Trust me.’” (pg. #122) Christopher’s father tries to regains Christopher’s trust but