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    The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime is a novel that takes place in England, and is written from the main character Christopher’s point of view. Although this is the case in many modern fiction books, this story differs in one very important way. Christopher happens to be a mentally challenged teen and the book captures not only his actions, but also his innermost thoughts and feelings. Mark Haddon, the author, made a choice of narrator that greatly impacts the novel. This is because

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    The curious incident of the dog in the night time- Mark Haddon The book the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime is written by Mark Haddon and upon first glance of the book and reading the blurb, it looked like it would be a thought provoking book about the murder of a dog. The book is written in the perspective of a young boy (the main character) Christopher John Francis Boone. The story starts when one night in his hometown Swindon Christopher finds his neighbour, Mrs Shears dog

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    The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night Introduction Mark Haddon, who is a British writer, wrote the novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” in 2003. The book is recounted in the first-person viewpoint by Christopher John Francis Boone, who is a 15-year-old teenager who refers to himself as a mathematician or number cruncher with some interactive problems and lives in Swindon, Wiltshire. His behavior and symptoms indicate that Christopher has an autistic syndrome, conceivably Asperger’s

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    again. Just how Christopher Boone thought he would never be able to live with his dad because of what had happened. But, you can overcome anything. This is something that both Helen and Christopher learned. While reading the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time I could relate to a lot of the things that Christopher Boone learned. One of the many lessons that both Christopher and I have learned is that people lie and aren’t always trustworthy. Christopher definitely learned

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    Curious Incident Essay Did you know that autism affects 1 in 68 children in the world? In the story “curious incident of the boy in the night-time”, Christopher the protagonist in the story has a condition called Asperger syndrome and uses this to solve mysteries and to find his mother. Despite the stigma concerning autism and Aspergers, Christopher’s condition proves advantageous on his journey. The 3 most advantageous character traits that Christopher possesses

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    On Thursday 18th June 2015 I went to see ‘The Curious Incident of The Dog In the Night-Time’ at the Gielgud Theatre in London. I knew before I went to see the performance was that it is about a boy with autism. I was told from others that had seen the play that it was really good so I had reasonably high expectations. The play is set in modern day. Throughout the play we see a boy called Christopher who has autism, the play is shown from his point of view. We see his thoughts and feelings and how

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    In Mark Haddon's novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Christopher grows the most over the course of this novel. Christopher is a fifteen year old that has autism and because of his autism he struggles with human to human contact. Christopher lives in Swindon,England and he lives with his dad. He is very good at math and knows all the countries and capitals. Christopher hates the color yellow. He has a routine that he follows such as he counts all the red cars and if there

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    in specific topics. Many people who have asperger's syndrome have many conflicts that they have to deal with- some physical and some mental. These can include not wanting to be touched or screaming when feeling uncomfortable or crowded. In The Curious Incident of The Dog In The NightTime by Mark Haddon, Christopher Boone is constantly bombarded with this syndrome. Throughout the book his character is developed by gaining confidence, learning to be more social, and learning to trust again. Throughout

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    Christopher says, “ … and that made me feel better because everything had an order and a plan” (Haddon 181). The Curious Incident of the Dog in Night-Time is in the point of view of a teenage boy who suffers from a disorder named Christopher. The story through Christopher’s eyes is not a typical point of view. Haddon makes use of stream of consciousness when Christopher’s storytelling strays from his original point into a point that he believes is of equal importance. The first person perspective

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    The mystery novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon tells a story about an autistic boy’s life and how he figures out who murdered his neighbor's dog. Christopher Boone, had many challenges throughout the story. Christopher is very smart, but his autism challenges him at times. Christopher has socially awkward problems and feels very uncomfortable around strangers. Christopher was told his mother died in the hospital by his father. Later in the story, he learns his

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