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The Curious Incident Of The Dog in the Night-time - Coggle Diagram
The Curious Incident Of The Dog in the Night-time
Growth and Independency/
Braving the unknown/
Coming-of-age
as a teenager (15 years), lying and disobeying his father
gaining self-confidence
Do things on his own
Moving beyond his rigidly defined comfort zone
Trip from Swindon to London was the epitome of how the world is distressing to Christopher (Pg158) when he chose to hide and run away from his father to meet his mother in London
dealt with social interactions he had never before encountered
navigating new environments, travelled far on public transport
overloaded with too much information of the world
Family
Father knows how to take care of Christopher, willing to stay, be patient and understand him
Father has more patience, mother has more temper
Father stays and resolves, mother gets angry and run away
Determination
Christopher's goals
To solve the murder of Wellington, Mrs Eileen Shears Dog that he is willing to face his fear by talking to strangers (neighbours)
A-Levels and grow into a successful adult with a stable life (Pg57 and 58)
Communication and Language
Christopher's language
No physical touch
He hit a policeman (Pg 9)
NO hugs (Pg234) Mother spread her fingers out like a fan so their fingers can meet
Monotonous, distinct emotions only like sad and happy but not facial expressions of the mischievous, sarcasm etc. (Pg 2 and 3)
Hard to understand people
The communication with no words and usage of facial expressions (winking)
The usage of metaphors instead of directness
Logic instills in his life, only black or white
Mother's communication
spelling errors in her letters
Assumptions and drifting off because she felt like father and Christopher are better without her
Honesty and Trust
Father lied
about mother's death, kept the mother's letters from Christopher and lied about the dog (Pg 152 and 153) that triggered Christopher to run away
I couldn't trust him even though he said "Trust me"
Mother
Vulnerable in her letters (Pg136) of how she messed up and all, but the audience would still feel that she can't be trusted, and she walked out on family
Christopher
white lied about stopping his investigation
has issues with strangers even though they are neighbours