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.

Question

Is Rosaline the Moon that Romeo is talking about? "Arise fair sun and kill the envious moon..." Thoughts?

Juliet asks how Romeo got into her place.  The orchard walls are high, and Romeo’s life would be in danger if her relatives were to find him there.  What is Romeo’s response to these questions? 

In response to Juliet asking how Romeo got into her place Romeo says, "With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls / For stony limits cannot hold love out / And what love can do, that dares love attempt. / Therefore thy kinsman are no stop to me" (Shakespear page 73). He is saying that with wings of love he flew over the high walls, he says that these walls cannot keep him out. Romeo says that his love for her is strong enough to do anything to get to her, therefore the kinsman is not an obstacle for Romeo to get to Juliet, the one he loves.

1. I agree what Juliet says about names because, no matter what something is called it is still that object. If I am called Takis no matter where I go my name may change but as a being I remain the same. Names have power in this story because Romeo is a Montague and it is forbidden to have any relations in between the two family's but if he was to fall under the name Capulet, everything would be fine. This is also a case of labeling for they are quick to judge one another because they are from the opposite family.

2. Juliet speaks but says nothing because when she is standing on the balcony Romeo wishes for her to speak, but she says nothing. I think hes imagining her talking to him, but by the way she is described in this passage she seems to be talking with her beauty as she is so detailed in Romeos description.

Juliet asks how Romeo got into her place.  The orchard walls are high, and Romeo’s life would be in danger if her relatives were to find him there.  What is Romeo’s response to these questions? 

 Romeo risks his life to get into Juliet's house and when Juliet sees him she says:"How camest thou hither,tell me, and wherefore? The orchard walls are high and hard to climb,and the place death, considering who thou art,if any of my kinsmen find thee here."(Shakespeare,73). In response Romeo says:"With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls. for stony limits cannot hold love out, and what love con do, that dares love attempt. Therefore thy kinsmen find thee here"(73). As the quote says love was Romeos reason to risk his life. Romeos love for Juliet was so strong that he would risk his life just to see her and that nothing could repress his love for Juliet.