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.