The Dog In The Night Time By Mark Haddon

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There is no such thing as the “perfect parent”, with children comes deep responsibility. To be an effective parent you must care and love your children, your time is theirs. Looking up to you as the role model, every action taken towards or against them sticks and affects their emotional being. In Mark Haddon’s novel the curious incident of the dog in the night time, Ed Boone, the father of troubled young boy Christopher Boone plays a big role in his son’s life, as a single father it’s understandably hard, but way of dealing with tough situation dosent have great outcomes towards his son. Ed boone is a horrible parent who makes unforgivable descisions that add to christopher’s suffering, fortunately, with the help of others, christopher finds

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