Sam Hickory February 17. 2010 Hum/Eng. 9 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time In the novel. the voice of Christopher is of import because if it was told from a different position it would be hard to understand what goes on in Christopher’s head and what the traits of a individual with autism are. If this narrative was told from the position of a different character for illustration. Christopher’s male parent. the narrative would chiefly be about how his married woman left him. how its difficult to take attention of a kid with autism and would non include the decease of Wellington. If he included all of this in his point of position in the narrative so it would be less entertaining and interesting to read. Then Mark Haddon’s intent of demoing the universe what it is like to be autistic would non be accomplished.
First of all. Christopher’s voice is of import because if it was told from a different position it would be different to understand what Christopher is believing and what the traits of a individual with autism are. He tells his narrative the manner he sees it. He besides includes many inside informations and descriptions of the people around him. For illustration. in the beginning of the narrative he mentions a descriptive image of Siobhan. he writes. “Siobhan has long light-haired hair and wears spectacless which are made of green plastic” ( 5 ) .
Christopher does non understand nonliteral linguistic communication because he takes everything really actual. In the beginning of the narrative. Christopher mentions an of import item about his novel. he writes. ”this will non be a amusing book. I can non state gags because I do non understand them” ( 8 ) . Throughout the narrative. Christopher references little inside informations about himself like how he doesn’t like being touched. being in large crowds. and does non like aliens and will maintain inquiring the same inquiry over and over once more until his inquiry is Alexus Martinez February 17. 2010 Hum/Eng. 9 answered. As you can see. these small inside informations help construe what the traits are to a individual with autism. Christopher needs order and stableness as he deals with autism because it makes his life happy and safe. Anything that jeopardizes this non merely amendss his mental province. but besides brings him physical hurting.
Second. if this narrative was told from Christopher’s pa position. the narrative would chiefly be about how his married woman left him. how it is difficult to take attention of a kid with autism and throughout all of this he would non advert the decease of Mrs. Shear’s Canis familiaris. Wellington. Christopher’s male parent. Ed Boone. would get down speaking about the yesteryear with his married woman and how she left him. For illustration. in the center of the book. he sees that Christopher read the letters from his female parent. he says. “I did it for your ain good. Christopher. Honestly I did. I ne’er meant to lie. I merely thought…I merely thought it would be better if you did non know…that…that…I did non intend to…I was traveling to demo you when you were older” ( 114 ) .
This shows that Christopher’s male parent told his boy lies because deep down indoors of him he was hurt still and tried to bury about the hurting in him by non adverting her name. Throughout the narrative. Christopher’s male parent has forbearance for his boy one time in a piece.
He is a good male parent and even though he sometimes loses his pique. he still loves Christopher. The hardest thing for Christopher’s male parent is stating Christopher to be remaining out of peoples concern. He tells him this because Christopher wants to happen out who killed Wellington which bothers his male parent. Whenever Christopher mentions Mr. Shear’s name. it upsets him because Christopher’s father’s married woman had an matter with Mr. Shears. For illustration. in the narrative. Christopher references about Mr. Shears being the premier suspect and his Alexus Martinez February 17. 2010 Hum/Eng. 9 male parent cries stating. “I will non hold that man’s name mentioned in my house” ( 49 ) . He says this because every clip he hears Mr. Shears name in his place. it brings him hurting but besides gets him disturbance.
Throughout the narrative. Christopher mentions a batch about himself. The things he likes and what he dislikes. He besides mentions about Siobhan and how she helps him through his life. If this narrative were told from the position of Christopher’s male parent it would non be interesting or entertaining like the manner Christopher put it. His male parent would non include any math images and equations that Christopher included or the manner he ever talked about his dreams and the manner he thought approximately people. Christopher’s father would non include any of this or may non include his sentiments on things.
If none of this was included in the narrative if told from the father’s position. it would do the book dull and drilling. In decision. the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. the voice of Christopher is really of import because he tells it from his point of position. If it was told from Christopher’s male parent. Ed Boone’s point of position. it would be different to understand what Christopher is believing and what the traits are to a individual with autism are. Christopher’s male parent would chiefly include the past with his married woman and how it is to raise a kid with autism.
He would non include the decease of Wellington. If the novel did non include any of this. the book would be less entertaining and interesting. Then Mark Haddon’s intent of demoing the universe what it is like to be autistic would non be accomplished. The book would non be that good of a book if it was told through a different position.
Alexus Martinez February 17. 2010 Hum/Eng. 9 Works Cited 1. Haddon. Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. New York: A Division of Random House. Inc. 2003.
