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The Curious Incident of The Dog - Coggle Diagram
The Curious Incident of The Dog
Trust and Honesty
Pg 75-77
shows that it is hard to gain Christopher's trust even with the person he knows
Christopher told Mrs Alexander thar he afraid to be in the park with her because he thinks she is as stranger
Christopher hesitated to follow Mrs Alexander despite he is afraid to follow her for the sake of finding clue on his investigation.
Pg 150
Appear at the climax of the story
Trigger Christopher's character development
Lead to his run away from his house to London
The moment Christopher loses trust towards his father, Ed Boone
because his father confessed to being the one who killed wellington
Question
If you were in Christopher shoes, how would you react if someone you trust lied to you?
Would you lie to someone to protect them from hurtful truth?
Why do you think the father lied to Christopher
Christopher values honesty so much
Pg 265-266
After losing Christopher's trust, Ed Boone tried to fix their relationship by making a "project" with Christopher.
Mr Boone gave Christopher a golden retriever to gain his trust
However, Christopher didn't trust him as he used to.
Coming of Age
Pg 168
This may due to the fact that he afraid of uncertain things
However in this scene, he bravely started his journey to London alone
Christopher explain that he afraid to go far away than his house and school area
Questions
What made Christopher want to make this decision?
Why is this scene a key scene in the story?
What would you feel if you want to do something out of your comfort zone
Pg 267 & 268
Shows his growth as he no longer afraid to go far away from home
He believed he can do it because he succeed on his own and solve the mystery of Wellington
He planned to go to University in another town
To grow and achieve an outstanding achievement, a person need to overcome his/her fear and gets out from their comfort zone
Questions
Why Christopher wanted to go University in another town?
Would you choose to study far away from your family?
Pg 45
He went to talk to his neighbour about the cases although he didn't like talking to strangers
This is because he felt difficult to understand people he didn't meet before
Christopher wanted to investigate about the death of Wellington to get justice for the dog
Questions
Why did Christopher want to do this investigation?
How would you gather the courage to overcome your fear?
What point is the author trying to make?
The moment when Christopher gets out of his comfort zone.