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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.