which pounds its hands waiting eagerly to be noticed. The protagonist, Christopher is a true image of what reality is. People can be blinded by the fantasy and forget the facts of reality when they're pointed out. In the book, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, a teacher at Christopher's school revealed to Christopher that his mom was in heaven. Although, Christopher doesn't believe that there is a heaven. Reverend Peters, a priest at school, once told Christopher that heaven wasn't a
The first example in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime that revealed Christopher’s rebellious attitude, is when Christopher finds a loophole around his father’s instructions. Subsequently, Christopher tells his father that he is writing a book about the murder of Wellington, the neighbor’s black poodle. His father becomes angry and insists that Christopher must not do five things. The five rules that he commanded Christopher to follow were; not mention Mr. Shears name in the house
Happiness can be elicited by different events from person to person, making its true origin a mystery. Mark Haddon, author of The Mysterious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, portrays happiness in an unconventional way through the eyes of Christopher Boone, a British special needs student. Christopher is a boy who has a strong opinion about everything, and holds his views above others, no debate. Additionally, he values logic and must always ensure that his life is in perfect order. In order
In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime the main protagonist and narrator is, Christopher an autistic child who struggles with social interaction and trust throughout this book. This novel started as a mystery novel quickly turn into a heart-breaking story about Christopher conflicts with trusting the people in his life and social acceptance from others. Haddon portrays animals in this novel solacing Christopher from the struggles he goes through, which includes the truth about who killed