The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

In the novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time written by Mark Haddon, we are introduced to a young boy by the name of Christopher Boone. Christopher isn’t your typical teenage boy, he’s 15 and has Asperger's syndrome. Asperger syndrome is on the spectrum, considered to be one of the “higher-functioning” forms of autism . With that being said, Christopher struggles with the ability to have social interactions and has a fear of strangers. He hates being touched, can’t eat…

The book, “the curious incident of the dog in the night-time” was written by Mark Haddon, and is set in 1998. It is about a boy named Christopher who tries to solve the murder of his neighbor’s dog. During the case he encounters everyday problems that he must face, and over the time, Christopher learns many lessons about human nature, life, and himself. These lessons include items such as how humans overreact and help others in need, how he felt fear and cared for his A level math, and how life…

In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night - Time Haddon uses dramatic Irony to showcase the theme that everybody views their aspects of life differently and he attempts to do this by describing Christopher’s characterization and point of view. To begin with, in Chapter 29 Christopher talks about why he finds people confusing. That itself is dramatic irony because he is also a human, yet humans sometimes don’t understand other humans, and other humans might not understand him, like the…

The story begins with Christopher found his neighbour, Mrs.Shears’ dog was dead with a garden fork. Then Christopher decided to discover the truth and write a book about it. However, his dad prohibits him all the time, he consists reveal what really happens. Gradually, he found things are not as straightforward as he thought. One day when he opens a box in dad’s bedroom all, the secret is no…

Gladwell directs his readers to Harvard’s implicit-association test (IAT). The IAT will take two alternatives, say young and old, and asks you to sort positive words and negative words along with old pictures and young pictures. Based on your reaction time to responding and based on how the words are sorted, it gives you feedback on what you subconsciously (or possibly consciously) feel about a certain characteristics. There are tests on gender, sexuality, race, age, religion, disability, and…

a relationship and Mark Haddon makes this clear throughout the book. After Christopher learns that his dad killed Wellington, Christopher can no longer trust his dad. He evens goes as far as running away to find his mom in London. It takes a long time before Christopher can trust his father again Mother’s affair with Mr. Shears causes tension between her and Christopher’s father P2 - Secrets lead to lies and lies lead to bigger lies Christopher’s dad lied to him about his mom being dead. This…

is filled with different ideas, but the most important thing to keep in mind is, do people agree with the ideas or do they disagree. The disagreement on an idea would cause the thinker to think in a unique way. In the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, Christopher sees a different world through his eyes. Christopher demonstrates that when he takes an action almost always he has a reason behind it, while, an average person would convey an action without any…

she wanted to be a writer (“J. K.,” Encyclopedia). Rowling had many jobs before her dream of becoming a writer came true (“J. K.,” Contemporary). She previously worked at Amnesty International as a secretary (“J. K.,” Contemporary). During her free-time while working there, she would use…

never been further than the end of the street by himself until his discovery of the "murder" of his neighbour's dog Wellington turns him into a detective. Christopher has Asperger’s syndrome, and although this is never specified in the text, it is clear that his behaviours mimic that of someone with this neurological condition. When reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time I was drawn to Haddon’s way of making Christopher seem real. Like many people who suffer with Asperger’s…

Giorgio A. Tsoukalos once famously said, “Knowledge is the currency of the universe.” Knowledge is a strong tool that has been utilized by humans for centuries. Foresight and awareness can give the most physically weak men unlimited power within society. Three texts by William Golding, Mark Haddon, and Emma Donoghue illustrate this theme through the actions taken by their characters in undesirable situations. Through these struggles it is understood that knowledge of the truth in a situation…