The Curious Incident of the Dog In the

The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-Time By, Mark Haddon Presentation By, Gage Canfield

Background • A story about a boy named Christopher with autism • It follows his journey on his way to find out who killed his neighbors dog • Written by Mark Haddon who earlier in his life worked with kids with autism.

Key Charcters

Christopher

Ed (Father) • He is known to be more controlled with his temper but he does sometimes lose it. He formerly had a better relationship with Christopher than Judy (Mother). • He is known to drink and when he comes home he usually drinks a couple of drinks and works a lot.

Judy (Mother) • She is known to have a very quick temper and gets “cross” with people very easily. She notices that Christopher and Ed have a better relationship than she and Christopher and it makes her jealous. • She is gone for 2 years of Christopher’s life. She is thought to be dead • Turns out to be alive and had an affair with someone.

Siobhan • She is Christopher's special teacher that helps him. • She tries to explain things to halp make Christopher make sense of the world

Perspective of Book • It is written from Christopher's perspective and offers insight into how people with autism view the world.

Adversities • His Autism • Family Situation

Autism • Yellow and Brown • “But Gobi Aloo Sag is yellow, so i put red food coloring into it before I eat it. ” Pg. 67. • Water • “And she jumped backwards and disappeared under the water and I thought a shark had eaten her and I screamed. ” Pg. 77.

Autism- Overcoming it • He was able to overcome parts • “There were lots of people on the train, and i didn't like that, because I don't like lots of people I don’t know and I ate it even more if I am stuck in a room with lots of people i don't know, and a train is like a room and you can't get out of it when it's moving. ” Pg. 158. • Will never really be able to overcome all of it

Family Problems • He had problems with his parnets • His father had problems • His Mother had problems

Christopher's fathers Adverstities • He had problems with controlling Cristopher • He attempted to overcome them • “I cooked his meals. I cleaned his clothes. I looked after him every weekend. I looked after him when he was ill. I took him to the doctor. I worried myself sick every time he wandered off somewhere at night. I went to school every time he got into a fight. And you? What? You wrote him some **** letters. ” Pg. 196 -197.

Mother’s Problems • She too had trouble over coming difficulties with Christopher • “I'm not like your father. Your father is a much more patient person. He just get on with things and if things upset him he doesn't let it show. But that's not the way I am and there's nothing I can do to change that. ” Pg. 106. • She ran from the adversity • “And it broke my heart, but eventually I decided it would be better for all of us if I went. ” Pg. 109.