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    a 15-year-old boy in the novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time written by Mark Haddon, runs away proceeding a string of life changing events such as the stabbing of an innocent pouch. By analyzing the conflict, symbols, motifs, theme, characters of the novel, and looking at the story through the psychoanalytical lens, Christopher’s attempt to run away just may be justifiable. To begin with, the main conflict in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is not being…

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    The Similarities Between Adam And Christopher In analyzing the similarities between the main characters in the movie, Adam and the novel, The curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-time, by Mark Haddon, one can tell that the characters are both correctly represented to show what it is like to live with Aspergers. The family situations for both of the characters prove this statement. Moreover, Adam, the main character in the movie parent’s are both deceased. Adam’s mother died awhile ago and…

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    “Asperger Syndrome is a neurobiological disorder on the higher-functioning end of the autism spectrum.” In the book “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” a young kid named Christopher Boone is faced with many challenges that cause him to use his disorder to overcome these challenges. This book has caused people to be more aware of kids with Aspergers and shows them that how kids with this disorder think and feel in troubled times. The author, Mark Haddon, makes Christopher out to…

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    Book Report / Essay The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by mark haddon and Enclave by Ann Aguirre a common theme in the two books, The theme in the two books Is doing the right the right thing. But that is not the only theme in the two books A couple examples are Isolation and fear. But the most common theme is Doing the wright thing and this was shown in both books. The main character in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by mark haddon is Christopher. The…

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    trying to marry his wife. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime is a book by Mark Haddon which is told from the viewpoint of a teenage boy with behavioral issues. After learning that his father, the person prohibiting him from solving the mystery of who killed Wellington, the dog next door, was the murderer and that…

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    final outcome of birth; the genetic lottery holds no bias. Mark Haddon’s “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime” authentically depicts an extensive array of taxing challenges, evocative emotions, and domino-esque consequences, all brought forth by nature’s ubiquitous capriciousness. The Boone family…

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    In the book “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime” by Mark Haddon, there is an irony concerning the level of intelligence within Christopher. Christopher is a young boy diagnosed with autism, and this leads the readers to believe that he is incapable of taking A level math. Taking A level math is taken to lead a person one step closer to being able to attend a university. Christopher is the very first person from his special needs school to step out of their comfort zone and take the…

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    best decisions but our instincts tell us to find out more. Curiosity in the book titled: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Christopher Boone is a curious young boy, who wonders innocently about what kind of a person could possibly feel it necessary to harm a dog. He then dedicates his time to figure out who had taken its life and why. Through his journey, there are lies, curious incidents, and strange happenings that intrigue and delight the reader. In addition, Christopher's…

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    Within the text of The Curious Incident of the Dog in Night Time one can assume that the 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,…

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    Autism affects many people and those that are affected all have a journey. In the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime written by Mark Haddon. There is a boy named Christopher, who has autism. Likewise, in the movie Extremely Loud Incredibly Close there is also a kid with autism named Oskar. Both characters take part in a challenging journey, where they use their “character traits” to succeed. Both of them go on adventures with similar restriction, yet there are many…

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