The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Character Analysis
Christopher, the protagonist in ‘the curious incident of the dog in the night time’, is a teen with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism. In the book, he goes on a quest to solve who killed his neighbor's dog, Wellington, but he gets more in this adventure than he thought of at first. Christopher may be viewed not as an autistic character because of how he narrates in the book in first person. However, he is an authentic autistic character because of the way he acts, his reactions to situations, the effect he has on other people, and his intelligence level. What christopher says suggests his autism. What he says makes others see that he is autistic, and makes others see a lot about his personality. For example, he doesn't say things a
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The first thing bystanders notice is that he jumps into the rail tracks to catch the rat. This is something normal people wouldn't do, but a child may do this if they lost a toy, or an adult may do this if they lost a wallet, keys, or phone. People dont notice he is autistic now because he's only just jumped in the tracks. But they do notice that the next train is coming so a man pulls christopher up from the tracks. Once picked up, christopher starts screaming and thrashing. At this moment, it is realized that he is Autistic. The man didnt drop christopher however, and by that, he saved his life. Christophers reaction to this isnt the same as if someone without autism got saved from the rail track.
Some people may say that Christopher isnt authentic because he is too smart to be considered autistic or someone with aspergers, he doesnt act autistic, or that christopher is autistic and shows characteristics of someone with autism but isnt authentic because of what happens during the plot. Contrary to popular belief, people with aspergers arent necessarily non-intelligent. Many people with this disorder are quite intelligent. Christopher also does show characteristics of an autistic person. His behavior, for example, is the biggest indicator of his
The first thing bystanders notice is that he jumps into the rail tracks to catch the rat. This is something normal people wouldn't do, but a child may do this if they lost a toy, or an adult may do this if they lost a wallet, keys, or phone. People dont notice he is autistic now because he's only just jumped in the tracks. But they do notice that the next train is coming so a man pulls christopher up from the tracks. Once picked up, christopher starts screaming and thrashing. At this moment, it is realized that he is Autistic. The man didnt drop christopher however, and by that, he saved his life. Christophers reaction to this isnt the same as if someone without autism got saved from the rail track.
Some people may say that Christopher isnt authentic because he is too smart to be considered autistic or someone with aspergers, he doesnt act autistic, or that christopher is autistic and shows characteristics of someone with autism but isnt authentic because of what happens during the plot. Contrary to popular belief, people with aspergers arent necessarily non-intelligent. Many people with this disorder are quite intelligent. Christopher also does show characteristics of an autistic person. His behavior, for example, is the biggest indicator of his