Analysis of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon

Christopher has major conflictions with his father throughout the novel. He was lead to believe that his mother was dead, when in reality; his father had been keeping a major secret and had been lying to his son the entire novel about his mother’s wellbeing. Christopher’s mother had been writing him letters a couple times every week for a couple of years. Conversely, Christopher’s father had been hiding the letters after he told his son that his mother had died from a heart attack. His mother had actually just been having an affair with a neighbor, and his father couldn’t figure out a way to explain that to Christopher. “Mother had not had a heart attack. Mother had not died. Mother had been alive all the time. And father had lied about this”(112). While his father may have had good intentions by lying to Christopher, to him it seems as if his father had been keeping secrets from his because he believed he was incapable of understanding them. Christopher’s father has lost his son’s trust, and Christopher felt betrayed. He couldn’t believe that his own father, his parent who had been nurturing him ever since his mother had been gone was capable of lying to his face about something that big. In addition, another external conflict was between Wellington and whoever killed him. The story began with the dog’s murder, and after a sequence of events it was

That night Christopher just got off a double shift at the police station. Before he went back to his apartment, he went by a dinner to get him some coffee and something to eat. When he went back to his police car, he heard the message for the kidnapping of the the kids. He responded and said that he was be looking out for the RV.

Because of his asperger syndrome, Christopher has a difficult time understanding and determining when people are joking. It’s interesting to see him put his fear on stand by until he can decide whether his dad is kidding or not. When he suddenly realizes his dad is serious he makes an immediate and logical connection between his dad murdering the dog and the thought that he might be next.

“A Curious Incident" by Haddon, is a novel about a boy named Christopher. This boy has autism, and because of this, he thinks very differently than other people. This story gives Christopher a goal to solve the mystery of how Wellington the dog died. His father soon revealed that he killed the dog, which surprised him Haddon uses diction and details to craft Christopher's reactions by showing his immediate distrust of his father and becoming scared of him. This was first shown from how Christopher reacted when he knew his dad wasn't joking. His dad started to explain that he killed Wellington and that everyone makes mistakes. Then he “held up his right hand and spread his finger out in a fan. But I screamed and pushed him back so that he fell

Balance and stability are integral factors of a human life and in maintaining relationships between humans, and can be influenced by whether or not a harmony is found between an individual’s freedom and confinement. These ideas are clearly presented in Mark Haddon’s novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. In this text, Haddon conveys his ideas, through tone and emotive language, that the emotional and mental stability of an individual impact greatly on his or her relationships. Through symbolism, he also describes the way in which a moderate level of isolation is a crucial part in maintaining human relationships. Together, these allow for Haddon’s audience to gain a deeper understanding of humanity and human relationships.

Christopher Boone's’ journey begins when he discovers his neighbor's dog, Wellington, was found dead; with a garden fork stuck through its body. Little does he know what this event is the start of. In The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-Time focuses on the narrator Christopher, who has a complex mind with a matching personality. He has very strong morals he has set for himself, such as no identifying the colors yellow nor brown, and seeing a certain amount of colored cars can dictate how he can act one day (ex: seeing 4 yellow cars makes it a Black Day, meaning he won’t speak to anyone, will barely eat, and ‘won’t take any risks’). He had wanted to be an astronaut, however, that dream is challenged upon uncovering some rather unpleasant

In the novel, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time by Mark Haddon, the elements of Character of Father, the Aha-Moment of Christopher and the Conflict develops the theme when in making an effort to heal a relationship, one must be truthful in order to show a sense of trust and value to the person. Firstly, the Character of Father helps us to understand a level of effort he puts in trying to fix his relationship with Christopher. Father says “ And, um… I’ve got you a present. To show you that I really mean what I say. And to say sorry (Hadden 219), the quotation gives us a perspective that Ed really care for his son and that the golden retriever symbolizes a peace offering between them. However, he also shows effort in the relationship

Melvin looked like an amazing, petite dog. Cromwell was jealous so, he hopped out of the trashcan and bit him, Melvin cried. The trainer came over,Howie tried to escape but, it was too late. The trained said,” I found your dog Howie.” Howie stated,” Where was he?” The trainer stated back,”In the Towering class.”Howie insisted Mr.Cromwell go to Miniscule class because he was dumber that before.” The trainer stated back” No a dog like this needs to be in Towering class , because of the way he snuck out and not a clue did you,Kevin,or I see or here him,and he is super proficient in Miniature

Mic: An individual’s personal choices profoundly impact relationships, as their delineate nature shape forthcoming circumstances amongst those concerned . The novel ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog’ (hereafter TCID), by Mark Haddon, probes the story of Christopher Boone, a fifteen year old Asperger’s sufferer. Written in his viewpoint, it concedes the protagonist’s inability to adhere in specific situations, as audiences embark upon an investigation, regarding the killing of Mrs Shear’s dog. As such, by exploring insightful perspectives on Obliviousness, and Order and logic, a greater understanding about the impact of personal choices on relationships can be attained.

By running away from something he doesn’t understand, his father’s actions, he’s forced to accept the ambiguous nature of life. Christopher’s breaking of these structures is out of necessity, not out of want. Therefore, his father’s actions will keep him as a liar and murderer to Christopher. There will always be another option for Christopher to take in his life than trusting his father because the role of caretaker has been filled by Christopher’s mother. His rules only break if there isn’t another option to take, for instance, his counting cars system breaks in London when there’s too many

“‘I killed Wellington, Christopher.’ ‘I wondered if this was a joke because I don’t understand jokes.’” (Haddon 120) This means that Christopher's father has made Christopher try so hard and just tell him to stop then tell him it was him. Also, Christopher father made Christopher stop his detective work so he can’t find out who killed the dog.

The police showed up and asked Christopher some questions and a policeman touched Christopher and he hit the policeman. He liked the police, but that’s just another example of Christopher not liking to be touched. They took him down to the police station and his father picked him up. On the way home he told his father about Wellington and his father kept telling him to stop talking about it and to stop asking questions. Christopher didn’t, and kept asking if his father knew who did it.

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.

(Chapter 67 pg 33) “He said, "Bloody hell, policemen really are getting younger, aren't they." Then he laughed. I do not like people laughing at me, so I turned and walked away.” Christopher states how he does not enjoy being laughed at so he leaves the

In Stephen Crane’s short story of “A Dark Brown Dog”, he writes about a young boy who finds, neglects, and befriends a ragged puppy, with a rope dragging the ground, when they meet. The boy takes fun in abusing the puppy, but when he tires of this he makes his way home. The puppy, even though the boy was not nice, starts to follows the boy home. When arriving home the boy defends the puppy to claiming him as his own. The boy’s father agrees to allow the boy to keep the puppy. The boy and the puppy grow very fond of each other. The puppy was abused but always showing his love even after his abuse. Then the story takes a very sad, gruesome turn for the young dog.