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Summary of the book The book” The curious incident of the dog in the night time” written by Mark Haddon. Christopher Boone (the main character) which has a photographic memory studying in the school, he is exasperated by people around him. He is talented in math and science; he likes to be impeccable for his time. “I like to make timetable as to know what will be happening next”. Christopher lives with his dad in Swindon. The dad is a vivid and mildly person who loves his son. They both live in a huge house for which they are reprieve. Christopher does not live with her mom as she passed away two years ago because she had a heart attack. Christopher has a friend name Siobhan, she is amusing and deftly working and helping girl. Around Christopher’s house there are many people living example Mrs. Shears, Mr& Mrs Alexander and some strangers. To know more about their house Christopher has a pet name Toby, he is cute and small rat. …show more content…

Shears yard. Christopher went there and saw that the dog (Mrs. Shears pet) wellington was dead someone has beaten him with the wooden fork. Christopher loved animals specially the dog so he decided to investigate about them and to find the murderer. Every day he went to ask the people around him about the dog and one day his dad found out him groping around the street. “Promise me that you will not poke your head in someone’s business and never talk about Mr. Shears in our house” he Wretched out. At the time when dad was out and Christ came home from school and he wanted to find his book in father’s room and in the cupboard he saw that there were some letters for him stored in the shirt box he read them it was by his mom. He realized that his mom was not dead she is alive and she is living with Mr. Shears in London. He was ambush by dad, he was a liar. When he came home he stated another truth by him that he had killed the dog

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Though, when the killing of the neighbour's dog, Wellington occurs, Christopher's carefully constructive universe is threatened. Christopher's father, Ed Boone's temper is proven to have caused him to murder the dog and also lie to his son about his mother. When Ed confesses his crimes to Christopher, he refers to his temper metaphorically as "when that red mist comes down …". Haddon's realistic portrayal of family is shown to be destroyed as Ed's temper is what is undoing his relationship with Christopher. Haddon’s portrayal of Ed Boone allows him to represent interesting ideas about the family unit.

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Short Answer 8.1 In The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night Time, Mark Haddon creates a character who outwardly wants to live up to societal expectations to further achieve his goals while inwardly desires independence and a different scientific approach to the world. By formulating a book metaphor, Mark Haddon is able to convey the inward and outward ways of Christopher as well as the message of the novel. First, Mark Haddon creates outward conformity through his efforts to meet the expectations of society for example through the use of small talk and following societal norms.

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“It’s very nice of you to come and say hello”I didn't reply to this either because Mrs. Alexander was doing what is called chatting where people say things to each other which aren't questions and answers and aren't connected. ”Pg 40 This passage, in Mark Haddon’s novel, The curious incident of the dog in the night-time, was said by the main character of this novel, Christopher Boone, a 15 year old boy, who is anything but normal. Chris has Asperger's, a form of autism, and sees the world and those in it completely different from everyone else. So, with Chris’s varying views on the world, we see just how difficult and complicated language, social cues, day to day dialogue, and even body language is to interpret and decipher, from someone

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