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Christopher Boone Essay

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Kristopher Rogers
Miss Alva
English 12
12 March 2023
Who Is Christopher?
Introduction:
There are many people out there in the world, and many have mental disabilities but how can this affect a person? The book, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, is a story that follows a young boy with autism who writes a murder novel. It's not as simple as that, this young boy will explore and conquer his fears while learning about the world around him. This will shape the character you’ll know and love, but this begs the question.. Who is Christopher?

Character Relationships: Christopher Boone is the main protagonist of the story, throughout the book he makes new friends and gets out of his comfort zone. Christopher has autism, this makes …show more content…

Toby was like his best friend cause he was always with him and his father loved taking care of him even on the rough days. Chris had full trust in his father, until he found out that he lied about the whereabouts of his mother and told him he killed Wellington. After hearing this Chris couldn't trust him and was scared to death that he would kill him. Chris runs away to his mother, she was very happy to see him but his father wasn't happy about it all. Chris tried living with his mother but it didnt work out so they had to move to back where the father lives to get some things cleared and make Chris more comfortable with …show more content…

He has rules set out for himself so he can get by the day on a schedule or pattern. This is logical and easier for Chris so everything has its time and place. These patterns affect the mood of his day, for an example, “3 red cars in a row make it a quite good day, 5 red cars in a row made it a super good day and 4 yellow cars in a row made it a black day, which is a day when i don't speak to anyone and sit on my own reading books and don't eat my lunch and take no risks.” (Haddon 24). Without any pattern of plan, it makes Chris overwhelmed and eventually dizzy/sick. Christopher's travel to London was one of the hardest things he’s done. He went out to a place he didn't know and did things he pretty much hated. For Christopher's weaknesses, he only has a few. Being in environments he doesn't know, loud noises, people touching him, strangers. All these can trigger sudden outbursts of many emotions, even violence. This doesnt stop Christopher throughout his journey, yes it has an impact but overall it wont stop him from accomplishing his goals.
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