Diction In A Curious Incident

In the book “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon, Christopher, the main character, went on a quest to reveal the killer of Wellington, his neighbors dog. He soon becomes consumed with curiosity towards who killed Wellington and what the killer’s motives were. Against his father’s will, he begins to compose a murder mystery novel. Throughout the book, he had many interactions and those interactions change the character of Christopher by making him more independent. Characters such as his father, Mrs. Alexander and numerous police officers helped him become more independent, and more comfortable interacting with other people.

Hadon’s use of a narrative point of view in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has made Christopher unique by allowing the reader to empathise with and understand Christopher when he makes his choices. Being allowed to see everything from his unique perspective shows the reader what Christopher sees and how he views the world. In various parts in the novel, there are scenarios where Christopher does something that the typical reader might not agree with. However, knowing what Christopher does, allows the reader to come to the conclusion that Christopher is unique and does not see the world the same way others might. For instance, his perception of pain is not typically comparable to the ways most people view pain. “I [have] to detach my mind at will so that I [will not] notice how much it [is] hurting inside my head”. Haddon clearly shows here that Christopher’s coping mechanisms contrast with the normal way of dealing with pain. This is why the use of a narrative point of view

First person narration is a technique which allows the reader to understand perspective. In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, a boy diagnosed with autism, lives his everyday life experiencing many issues. Mark Haddon chose to make Christopher, a boy with Autism, the narrator of this novel because Christopher’s first person narration has an overall impact on the story shaping it. First person narrative affects the novel as it lets the reader understand how Christopher, someone with Autism, may think about “dramatic” interactions and how he may interpret the actions of others.

Diction has uses in many ways to make writing better and clearer. Passage 1 by Stephen Crane and passage 2 by James Boswell show two different perspectives on war, but they both use diction to make each point of view on war clearer and more profoundly convey their thoughts.

The great terrors of the world, they bring out the cruelest of people. Even in children there is the cruelness inside that can escape with the help of terror. In the book, Lord of the flies by William Golding, a group of young boys get stranded on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean and have to deal with the consequences letting fear in. Golding uses diction, symbolism, and tone to show how the boys brought out the terrors on the island out of fear.

In The Cruelest Journey: 600 miles to Timbuktu, Kira Salak proves that journeys are mentally and physically demanding through the use of diction, imagery, and irony. At the beginning of her journey, Kira describes her trips as insane and excruciatingly long, “In the beginning, my journeys feel at best ludicrous, at worst insane. This one is no exception. The idea is to paddle nearly 600 miles on the Niger river,” (Salak 1-4). Through the use of diction, Kira emphasizes that the journey brings struggle and might not seem to be a “custom” trip. Kira writes, “The storm erupts in a new overture… Waves higher than my kayak, trying to capsize me… My right arm lurches from a ripped muscle… Stopping has become anathema.” (Salak 100-115). Through the

Without the use of imagery, and diction in novels and literature, the reader would almost be left blind because they have no clue as what to visualize on how the story is meant to be explained. Throughout the whole of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, these writing strategies are used countless times. “Imagery means to use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. Usually it is thought that imagery makes use of particular words that create visual representation of ideas in our minds” (“Examples and Definition of Imagery” 1). Many of these connotations help the reader depict an image of the feelings of the children as they scour the microcosm of an island, located

What makes Bishop’s poem a valuable example of good poetry is the continuous flow of her poetry. All throughout her poem, there is never a lack of beautiful imagery and description of the fish, as she starts off describing its physical appearance to illustrating its internal organs. In the lines “I thought of the coarse white flesh / packed in like feathers… / of his shiny entrails / and the pink-swim bladder / like a big peony” (27-33), the use of diction is varied, from prevailing adjectives (shiny, battered, tarnished) to relatively vague words (entrails, islinglass). This is extremely effective in Bishop’s poem, as the powerful adjectives give a deeper understanding of her feelings towards the fish and the capture, while the relatively

The book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, written by Mark Haddon, follows the story of a teenager named Christopher Boone suffering with autism. In the book, Christopher begins to search for the murderer of his neighbor’s dog, and while looking, he figures that it was, in fact, his father who lied to him and killed the dog. Christopher learns that this is not the only lie, and he learns that his dad has actually lied to him about the death of his mother, so out of fear for his safety, he goes on a journey to London seeking his long thought dead mother. Christopher, due to his autism, sees things in the world differently than other people. He has trouble feeling empathy and experiencing emotions,

Catullus 101 is an elegiac poem written by Gaius Valerius Catullus about Catullus visiting the grave of his brother. Catullus conveys his feelings of sadness and remorse in poem one hundred and one through his use of diction and repetition. His sadness is also revealed through the scansion of the poem.

In the novel, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” by Mark Haddon, Christopher John Francis Boone, an autistic child, goes on a quest to investigate the death of the neighborhood dog, Wellington. However, he soon embarks on a journey where the people he loves challenge how he perceives the truth. As a result, Christopher becomes conflicted in terms of how to deal with the truth and the steps he needs to take in order to overcome the overwhelming truth about the lies he has been told. Not only does Christopher encounter the stages of pain and hurt, his father goes through the process of contemplating the implications of his lies as well. When the truth comes out, it can unintentionally cause pain, but can create new possibilities and opportunities in life. The text ultimately showcases the process of dealing with the truth and the aftermath of persevering despite the difficulties and complications one encounters.

In Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, it is explicitly mentioned several times that Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton look particularly similar. The similarities in the appearances of Carton and Darnay later play a substantial role in the conclusion of the novel. Despite their physical similarities, the two are completely different individuals and are nothing alike. Chapter 4 of the novel juxtaposes the two characters together and displays the differences in their personalities. In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens exhibits the diversity of Carton and Darnay’s personalities, by embedding imagery and characterization into the context.

In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon, Christopher Boone is faced with many challenges that he must overcome. One of his most difficult challenges of these would be his journey to London. This is because he was nearly overwhelmed with so many obstacles he had to conquer in order to triumph in his journey. In addition, from these challenges, we can see different ideas and methods that Mark Haddon is trying to display about Christopher. Christopher naturally finds it hard to talk to and communicate with strangers due to his autism.

In addition, Christopher no longer trusted his father because he killed the dog. “”And he said, “I killed Wellington, Christopher.”... But I screamed and pushed him backward so he fell off the bed and onto the floor. ””(Haddon 120-122). Christopher’s love is very intense for animal.

Wellington had been murdered, but still Christopher decided to pick up the dog and hold it. After all Christopher loved dogs especially Wellington. During that time, his neighbor Mrs. Shears who owned the dog came out shouting and screaming. Soon the police arrived at the crime scene, the police man touched Christopher. However Christopher was autistic and he did not like being touched, so he assaulted the police officer and was put into jail. His father was soon notified and he reached to the jail very soon.