1.          The characters in the first 21 pages include: Wellington, the dog that Christopher finds on the lawn, and Mrs. Shear’s dog. Mrs. Shear, whose lawn Wellington was on. Christopher John Francis Boone is the narrator of the book. Siobhan, who we do not know much about except the fact that she is a big part of Christopher’s life. The police men that show up at Mrs. Shear’s house. Christopher’s father who goes to the jail to get Christopher, and we also know that Christopher’s mom is dead.
             The main character, Christopher, has a very specific and interesting way of looking at life. In the first scene Christopher finds Wellington, the dog of his neighbor, that he seems to have had a close relationship with. Wellington is lying on the lawn of Mrs. Shear’s with a pitch fork sticking out of him. Mrs. Shear finds Christopher and Wellington and calls the police. The police then show up and they ask Christopher if he killed the dog, he says he didn’t. Then one of the police men try to touch Christopher and Christopher hits him. Then the police men take Christopher to the jail, where he sits and waits until his father gets there. He is let off with a warning and he and his dad go home. The novel focuses on Christopher different and specific point of view on life.
2.         My favorite part of the novel is seeing how the narrator thinks. TheNarrator is straight to the point and looks at life differently. He sees things very logically. You can also see that something is wrong with him. For example he talks of going on walks at three in the morning pretending he is the only person in the world. He also says that he knows every prime number up to7,057. He also does not know how to tell how someone is feeling. Siobhan teaches him how to tell what someone is feeling by their actions, emotions, and facial expression. He also does not understand lying. “And there are an infinite number of things which didn’t happen at the time and that place. And if I think about something which didn’t happen I start thinking about all the things which didn’t happen.” Lying is too complicated for him to comprehend.
5.        So far I think that this novel would not make a good film. It focuses on how Christopher thinks which would be hard to convey how he thinks in a film.In the book you feel emotionally connected to Christopher, because they show you and explain to you how he thinks which be hard to do in a film.