Christopher Boone is a normal 15-year-old boy. Well other than the fact he has Asperger’s Syndrome. This is a neurobiological disorder that has many symptoms, that causes his attitude to be a little bizarre. Asperger’s Syndrome makes Christopher express himself in great detail, makes him have concrete thinking, and does not like to be touched. One symptom is that he likes to describe things in great detail. In the book he explains what prime numbers are and other non-important stuff. He hates the colors yellow and brown. In the book he tells many reasons why he does not like the colors yellow and brown. On p.105/106 "Yellow 1. Custard 2. Bananas (bananas also turn brown) 3. Double Yellow Lines 4. Yellow Flowers (because I get hay fever…
main protagonist, Christopher Boone, suffers from Autism. Identically, in the movie Rain Man, a supporting character, Raymond Babbitt suffers from a disability known as Autism. According to Oxford Dictionary, the term “autism” can be defined can be defined as “A condition which has its onset in childhood and is marked by severely limited responsiveness to other persons, restricted behaviour patterns, difficulty with abstract concepts, and usually abnormal speech development”. Throughout their…
A Character Analysis of Nora in Ibsen's A Doll's House It is a general consensus that women play more than one role after they are married and have a family. These roles include wife, mother, chauffeur, and nurse. In A Doll's House, Nora is given many roles to play and, though some of the above are included, she also plays the role of child, friend, confidante, and manipulator. But the greatest feat that she accomplishes is her star performance as doting daughter and submissive…
addition Christopher takes the news of his mother’s death, fairly well, with showing no emotion. Instead of showing emotion Christopher, like he normally does, supplies a logical analysis and explanation for the situation. A child who suffers with autism accepts scenarios rather than coping through emotional reactions. Autistic people do this to prevent themselves from wasting time trying to reason through something with emotion, because it is something that they already understand. However,…
non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem”- William of Ockham. Occam’s razor; A principle in latin which translates to “No more things should be presumed to exist than are absolutely necessary” (90). In the novel ‘The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time’ by Mark Haddon, the main character named Christopher Boone is a high functioning mathematical savant. It is stated in the back of the book that he “has no understanding of human emotions.” This is false. Christopher has the…
topic After reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time written by Mark Haddon, it’s evident that Christopher Boone’s Aspergers condition happens to provide him with a quality that enhances his personal…
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon begins the novel out by providing us details and information about Christopher Boone. Christopher is the novel’s protagonist who is a young autistic boy who lives with his father in Swindon. Christopher found his neighbor’s dog, Wellington, dead with a garden fork inside of him. The dog belongs to Mrs. Shears. The police arrived at Mrs. Shears’ house and questioned Christopher about the incident with the dog. Christopher and the…
Has it ever been difficult for you to make a choice? Especially if you don't know if it's the right one? You're not alone because in the books The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and The Wave, two characters had to make some very important decisions. It was difficult because they both didn't have much experience in trying to make decisions that others didn't agree with. In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Christopher had to make some very tough choices such as…