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.