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The characters that appear in the 1^st 21 pages are of the novel are the main character Christopher, the neighbor Mrs. Shears, Siobhan,  police officers, and Christopher’s dad. You know that Christophers dad is dead. The main character has a very logical and specific way of looking at the world. Mrs. Shears is the neighbor who owned a dog that was killed by a fork in the first scene of the book. Christopher finds the dog and hugs it and Mrs. Shears thinks that he killed the dog so she calls the police. The police question Christopher, and he told them he didn’t kill the dog, and then the police touch Christopher on the arm and he freaks out and punches the police officer. Christopher is taken to the police station where his dad comes and picks him up. You don’t know who Siobhan is yet in the book; all you know is that she is a big part of Christopher’s life. The novel is set in England. The novel seems to be focusing a lot on how Christopher sees the world, and his unique point of view.

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2 My favorite part of the novel is the way it is written. It shows that Christopher has a very particular way of looking at life. He sees things very logically and looks at the life based on various facts. He is a very straightforward thinker. You can tell from the beginging that he has problems. He goes walking at 3 in the morning and pretends he is the only person in the world. Also when he is beinging questioned by the police officer he keeps denying that hitting the man was an accident. He promises that he never tells lies. He cant talk about things that didn’t happen in a certain place or time. He doesn’t like propor novels because they tell lies. He talks about how he knows all the countries and their capitals and all the prime numbers up to 7,057. It is clear from the beginning that he doesn’t like interaction with other humans, like when he enjoys being alone in the world. He also talks about how he hates to be touched by people. He also says he is confused by humans. He is confused by the way they can talk without saying words. “Siobhan says that if you raise your eyebrows it can mean lots of different things. It can mean “I want to do sex with you,” and it can also mean “I think that what you said was very stupid” (Kaddon pg. 15). Another non talking thing he is confused about is when people sigh. It can mean that someone is bored, tired, or angry. He has trouble distinguishing emotions. He also doesn’t understand metaphors, because he thinks of life in a very factual and exact way. He doesn’t understand how someone could laugh their socks off. 

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i I don't think that the book would make a good movie because it is about how Christopher sees the world and his unique point of view.

Virtual Class Assignment

1.)  Christopher, the narrator, walks around his neighbor hood, and find’s Mrs. Shears dog, Wellington (a poodle), dead. A fork was what killed the dog. Soon after that, Mrs. Shear arrives, and screams/curses and Christopher. We do not know if she thinks he did it, or is just rightfully upset that her dog was murdered. Next, a policeman shows up and questions Christopher. He touches him, and gets hit. Christopher is then taken to the police station, put in jail, and is later bailed by his father. His father, when they get home, is really upset that the dog was killed, and stays up late sobbing about it. Christopher fixes himself up a nice cup of juice, and heads to bed. The novel is fixated on what goes on in Christopher’s mind while other things happen around him.  It gives the reader a good understanding of what he is going through, and how exactly he thinks about things.  All of the characters from page 1-21 are: (Christopher, Mrs. Shears, Policeman, Kate, Wellington, Christopher’s father, and Siobhan).

2.)  My favorite part of the novel so far is when he thinks about how he would escape from his jail cell. I never expected what he thought of, and realized it was really clever. The narrator’s tone of voice is very nervous, cautious, shy, honest, and straight forward. If he wants to say something, he will forget the main issue in the book and talk about what’s on his mind. He is very free in a sense.

3.) The opening of CI reminds of when, in The Book Thief, Liesel’s father gets taken away because he didn’t join the Nazi Party. Why? Because he didn’t feel comfortable doing so. He would be joining an organization that murdered Jews, like himself. The main point is that it was something he didn’t feel comfortable with. In CI, it is very similar when Christopher hits the cop because he touches Christopher. The narrator didn’t feel comfortable being touched, and was punished for it because he hit the cop. In The Book Thief, Liesel’s father is punished for not joining the Nazi Party by being taken away from his family. To me, these two scenes from CI and The Book Thief really relate.

4.)  He sees the world in the same way that I do in that everybody is equal. A dog, to a pedestrian, to a cop, to a father. Along with that, everybody should be treated equally, no matter who seems to matter more. In the book, Christopher describes how if a human and a dog died, their lives are equally important, and a person should not feel most/all of the sympathy to the human. A human’s life is equal to an animal’s life.

5.) This novel would not make a good film because most of the book is based/told on what Christopher thinks/says in his mind. A movie can’t reenact what someone is thinking in their head.

6.) Questions:
 1. Is there something secretly wrong with the narrator?

2. Why is the narrator so attached to dogs?

3. Is the narrator any bit cocky because of the knowledge he has about various things? 

1. Christopher John Francis Boone found a dead dog killed by a raking fork in the middle of the night. The dog was his neighbor's dog so he picked the dog up The owners name is Mrs. Shears. Later, Mrs. Shears found Chistopher holding the dog, so she called the police. The police came and took Christopher. Then his dad came and picked him up. Chistopher has a problem where he can't understand people's emotions. He has a therapist named Siobhan at his school. She gave him the idea to start a book about Christopher trying to find out who killed the dog.

2. My favorite part of the book so far is when the narrator discribes when Christopher's how his mind works. I like reading what he has in his pockets or why likes wearing a watch. I like reading little detailed things that goes on in people's mind. I would discribe the voice of the narrator as descriptive and intertaining to read.

3. I can compare the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time to the Book Theif. I think the narrating is a lot alike. They both descibe every little thing that they do. They also are very intertaining to read and it doesn't have any "dry spots" in the books.

4. Chistopher likes doing math, so do I. However, I don't do math when I am scared, but I do math when I'm swiming or running laps. I also don't like to combine my food together. I like to eat dinner from the least appealing food to the most appealing. For example, if I had a steak, a salad, and potatos, I would eat the salad first, the potatos second, and the steak third.

CI Virtual Class

1.   In the first 21 pages of The Curious Incident, we are introduced to the narrator, Ms. Shears, and Wellington. The narrator is named Christopher John Francis Boone. He has some sort of mental disability, and I think he lives somewhere in the UK. Ms. Shears owns Wellington, who is her dog. The book starts off with Wellington, who has been killed with a pitchfork. Christopher finds Wellington and hugs him, but then Ms. Shears finds him and calls the police. Christopher hits the policeman because he doesn't like being touched and is sent to the police station. After waiting for a while, his dad picks him up and takes him home. On the car ride home, his dad tells him to stay out of other people's business, but Christopher has already made up his mind to figure out why the dog died and write a mystery novel about it. The novel is interested in Wellington's death, but it is more about Christopher's perspective on life. .

2.   My favorite part of the novel is when the narrator talks about his own life. For example, he talks about how he thinks that prime numbers are like life: logical but you can't figure out the rules. When he says things like that, it makes you really understand what kind of person he is, and you have to think about what he is saying to figure out what he means. I also like how attached he is to the dog. The way he says things makes sense, and it makes you think. He's so specific that, while it helps you picture the scene clearly, it also distances you from the action. It makes you see things from Christopher's perspective, not your own, as you normally do when you read a book. The narrator is very frank and honest. He records things exactly as they happened in a very matter of fact way.

3.   I don't think that the opening of The Curious Incident is like anything else we've read this year. All of the books that we've read start right in the action to get you interested, but none of them start quite as suddenly as CI does. I think A Separate Peace starts the most like CI because of the way that you are immediately thrown into the narrator's life, and you already know that something terrible has happened. There was a book that I read outside of class called Marcelo in the Real World that was a lot like this book. It was also about a boy with a mental disability, and the way he looked at the world was very similar. The writing style was the same: very specific and formal. Although the writing and the theme was similar, it didn't start as suddenly as CI.

4.   There are a lot of similarities between the way Christopher thinks and the way I do. For example, I'm very dependent on my watch, like he is. One time I lost it, and I couldn't stop freaking out until I found it again. For another thing, I like science and math, and I like things that you can figure out in your head logically.

5.   I don't think that CI would make a good movie because the part that makes it interesting is Christopher's thoughts. It's hard to show what someone is thinking in a movie unless you have a voiceover, but you would have to use the voiceover so much that it would get annoying. I suppose you could show him writing this book with flashes of what happened, but it would be hard to keep that up for the whole movie and still make it interesting.

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.

1. The first 21 pages of CI starts out with the main character and narrator christopher discovering hsi neighbor Mrs.Shears's dead dog on her lawn. Christopher wonders who has killed the ddog and examines it as he is doing this  Mrs.Shears appears on the patio and starts yelling at Christopher because she thinks she had killed the dog. Christopher didnt understand why Mrs.Shears was yelling at him so he decided to curl up into a ball and cover his ears. At this point the reader finds out that  they are reading christophers muder novel. After a while of christopher laying on the grass two police officers arrive, at first christopher is not phased by the policemen but once one stasrts to ask him many questions and lift him up christopher hits the policman. Then the police officer stares at christopher for a very long time and then decides to arrest christopher for assult of a police officer. Once christopher arrives at the police starion he empties everything in his pockets and is put into a a jale cell. when Christophers dad arrives ariives christopher is taken to an investigator and is let go with just a warning. On the ride home Christopher apologizes to his dad and the dad doent want to talk about it. The 21 pages end with christopher seeing his dad crying and watching tv very late at night and when the dad is asked id he's sad about wellington he replies yes.

2  My favorite part of the book so far is when Christopher is expainigh why he thinks people are confusing. I escpecially liked when he describes a metaphor as being a metaphor and how metaphors should be called a lie. To me the voice of the narrorater is kinf of confusing because since christopher as the narrorater can't define a persons mood  neither can I as the reader.

3 I think the opening to CI could maybe compared to Night because it is written in a way where the narroator is reflecting on an event that has happened to them earlier in life. It also could compare to night because at many moments in the both book the narrorater uses imagery to show you really how tey saw the event.

4 One way that me and Christopher see the world similarly is that he finds it very confusing for a word to have more than one meaning and I as well think that. Beacause of this Christopher doesnt tell jokes but unlike him i will still tell jokes.

Virtual Class Assignment

     1. In the first 21 pags of The Curious Incedint of the Dog in the Night-Time, we are introduced to the main charactar, Christopher John Francis Boone, when he finds his neighbor, Ms. Shears' dog, Wellington, lying dead on her lawn with a pitchfork in his body. Christopher takes out the pitchfork and picks up Wellington, right as Ms. Shears comes out of her house. She screams at Christopher to get away from her dog and she accuses him of killing Wellington. Then, two policemen arive and begin to ask Christopher questions about who killed Wellington. Christopher becomes overwhelmed by all of the policeman's questions, and he curls into a ball on the ground. The policeman becomes angry and tries to lift Christopher to his feet, but Christopher does not like to be touched, so he hits the policeman over the head, and the policeman arrests him for assault. Christopher's father comes to pick him up almost immediately. On the drive home, Christopher apologizes to his father for getting arrested, but his father is not mad. Once back at their house, Christopher notices that his dad is crying. He asks if hs dad is upset about Wellington and he replies that he is.
     2. My favorite part of the book so far is the mystery behind who killed Wellington. I find mystery novels to be the most compelling and intresting books because I always want to know what happens next.
     The narrator of the book is Christopher. He is a verey smart person who pays attention to everything. He talks a lot about details that most people would probably not notice, such as what someone is wearing, instead of what color their hair is or somethig more basic. Christopher likes to tell people random facts about his life, so the reader feels as if they really know who he is.
     5. I do not think that this novel would make a good film because most of the book is about how Christopher thinks and sees the world. I do not think that a movie will be able to capture the essence of the charactars and the book because it is mostly Christopher connecting witht he reader by writing down his thoughts and unless the movie is also in first person, then I do not believe it would be a ood movie.

CI

1. In the first 21 pages of CI, Christopher finds Mrs. Shear's dog, Wellington, dead,with a pitchfork in it. Christopher is sad when he sees the dog, and so he picks it up. Mrs. Shear's sees him and calls the police. When the police arrive, one police man grabs Christopher to make him get up, and Christopher hits him. Then, Christopher must go to jail. Shortly after, Christopher's dad arrives to get him from jail. The police man asks Christopher if he killed the dog, and when Christopher says no, he is allowed to go home.Christopher's father tells him to stay out of other people's business, but Christopher wants to find out who killed Wellington. Also in this section, the reader learns the Christopher's mother died, that his favorite color is red, and that he sees his school counselor, Siobahn, who actually understands him.
2. My favorite part of the book is the story of Wellington. It illustrates Christopher's character and shows the reader that he is a caring person. The voice of the narrator is very logical, and he focuses on the smallest of details. He tells the reader all about his life, the things he likes, and the things he hates.And while he has a story to tell, he also digresses from it and talks about himself. He shares facts about himself, such as he knows a lot of prime numbers, that three red cars in a row makes it a good day, and how Siobahn, his counselor, understands how to ask him questions and tell him what to do. He also doesn't like lies, so the way he tells the story is very truthful and straight-forward. Christopher also likes to tell people random facts, that wouldn't seem relevant to most people, but that he is genuinely interested in.
4.He sees the world in ways that others wouldn't see it. I feel as though I see the world differently than others, and that everyone sees it differently. For me, I see the world in different ways. For example, when it is cloudy, I am happy because everything seems prettier. When it is sunny, I am happy because everything is bright. When it snows, I am not as happy because everything seems black and white. Christopher sees the world based on what color car he sees, which is interesting because it is all based on chance, but so is the weather.I feel as though many people base their perception of the world on chance.
5. In my opinion, this would not make a good film. This is because most of the book focuses on what is happening inside of Christopher's mind, which would be hard to portray in a movie. I think that if this book were a film, it would be hard to understand Christopher and how he sees and understands the world. It would be hard to connect with Christopher for these reasons.

The Curious Incident pages 1-20 Peyton

  1.   Throughout the first 20 pages of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, we are introduced to the main character of the book, given the setting, and given the main conflict of the book. The book opens 7 minutes after midnight as the main character of the novel discovers that his next-door neighbors, Mrs. Shears’ dog has been mysteriously murdered with a garden fork.

The main character of the book is Christopher John Francis Boone. Christopher is a very intelligent, logical, and special fifteen-year old boy.  Christopher’s knowledge proves to be very extensive throughout this section. Within this section, Christopher writes of how he knows all of the countries of the world and their capitals, and every prime number up to 7,057. 

After Christopher's discovery of the dead dog, the dog's owner, Mrs. Sheres, sees Christopher with the dead dog and calls the police. When a policeman arrives to the scene of the crime, he attacks Christopher with a series of question. Christopher becomes overwhelmed with the questions, and reveals that he has a difficult time processing information quickly. Being overwhelmed, Christopher is startled when the police officer touches him, and he hits the police officer. 

After attacking the police officer, Christopher is arrested and taken to a police station, where his father is called to come and pick him up. When his father arrives, he greets Christopher by touching his fingers to Chris' and then the two leave the police station and head home. In the car, Christopher attempts to explain, but his father doesn't want to talk. When they arrive home at 2 in the morning, the two finally discuss what happened. 

2.         My favorite parts of the novel are the parts in which Christopher tells the reader more about himself. He often delves into his world of thought, discussing how he thinks about the world, and how he acts throughout his life.

As the narrator, Christopher also has a very specific way of relaying information. Christopher is a very logical and direct narrator. He is often to the point, stating facts.  He also explains that he is very observant, even explaining why the chapters of the book are only prime numbers. He also explains his preferences of colors. His favorite color is red and his least favorite colors are brown and yellow. With these colors, he even created a system in which if he sees 3 red cars in a row then the day will be super good and if he saw 3 yellow cars the day would be a black day in which he did not talk to anyone.

4.         Christopher has a very specific way of seeing the world. Christopher is very observant and logical. He is a very visual person, determining how the day will go by the color of cars he sees. Christopher is also unique in his way of seeing the world because he cannot imagine what other people are thinking or feeling at any given moment.
            While, I am very different from Christopher in my ways of thought because I can understand what people are thinking or feeling most of the time and Christopher can’t, we are also somewhat similar. We are similar because we both think about the world in terms of numbers, and we are also both very observant. However, while Christopher observes things like the fact that his father puts his pants on before his socks, I notice things like what types of shoes people are wearing and how many people are wearing each type of shoe. Like Christopher, I am also partial to some colors. While almost all people have a favorite color, I use my favorite colors to determine my mood, like Christopher. For example, for my first period class, which is math, my binder is hot pink so that I can feel awake and energetic. However, I definitely do not base my feelings for the day off of the number of colored cars that I see.
5.         Personally, I think that this book would not make a very good movie. I think that this novel would not make a good movie because the majority of the book is told through what Christopher is feeling and thinking in his head. Therefore, if this movie was made into a movie, the majority of the story would need to take place in Christopher’s head and that would not provide a very entertaining experience to the movie viewer.

Virtual Class Questions by Raini

1. In the first 21 pages, we meet Christopher John Francis Boone. He is an autistic 15-year old who knows all the countries of the world and all their capitals, and every prime number up to 7,057. In the first scene, he finds his neighbor, Mrs. Shear's, dog dead in Ms. Shear's yard. He is petting the dead dog when Mrs. Shear comes out, and yells at Christopher. She then calls the police. The police suspect Christopher, and start asking him lots of questions, which freaks Christopher out. Christopher starts ignoring the policeman, which makes the policeman mad. The policeman grabs Christopher, and then Christopher hits the policeman. The policeman arrests Christopher, and Christopher  is taken to the police station. His father comes, and after a discussion with an inspector, Christopher is free to go.

2. My favorite parts of the novel so far have been when Christopher explains his view on human nature, like when he explains lies, metaphors, expression, and math. I like these parts because they provide a different perspective on human nature, and things very central to daily life. The narrator's voice is interesting. He tells the story, and then tells his motives for what he does. These motives tend to lead to digressions in the plot. The digressions tend to be about human nature.

3. I can't really compare the beginning of CI to anything, because the story is very different than any other story I've read before.