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I am currently on page 50 of this novel and right from the beginning I was able to make many conclusions on the main character, Christopher. He is a 15 year-old, boy who finds his neighbor's dog stabbed and dead on it's front lawn. The whole story is the book that he wrote with the attempt to organize his ideas and evidence to solve the murder. The first thing I noticed from the way he spoke and interacted with those around him, was that he had some sort of disability. He said exactly what was on his mind, even when saying those things was not appropriate at the time. He also has a hard time communicating with and understanding others, which led me to think he has Asperger Syndrome. In the description of this disease online , it states that people with this disability struggle with social skills and tend to have interests in certain topics that consume all of their attention. In this story, Christopher becomes absorbed in trying to figure out what happened to his neighbors dog,...

In any book, the setting can reveal many important elements that contribute heavily to the plot or themes of the story. After reading up to page 29 of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time", I can conclude many things about the setting of this novel. The first indication of the setting came early on, where the description of a yard with a fence and a gate in a neighborhood, hinted that it was a suburban area. This house belonged to the main character's neighbor and is where the opening scene takes place. In this scene, Christopher, the main character, finds the neighbor's dog, Wellington, dead on the front lawn. This is how I pictured the dog in my head based on his description, which Christopher gives clearly. I just thought I would give you some  reference  because the dog is such an  important  factor of the book and will be mentioned a lot through these  blogs  posts.  The next indication of the settin g that I got was during a scen...

I chose to read "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" by Mark Haddon for my free read novel. From the start, I noticed that the title, as well as the author's name, were written in all lowercase letters which sparked my curiosity. This pattern of lowercase letters could indicate that it was written from the perspective of a character who doesn't understand the grammar concept of using uppercase letters in a name or a title. To start breaking down the actual title, "The Curious Incident" reveals that there was some kind of mystery that occurred. The word "curious" tells us that there might have been many questions sparked from this specific situation, or it could refer to someone's drive to discover more about this event. I definitely think there will be some kind of a mystery getting solved in this novel based on that word alone. The word "incident" means that something very specific happened and was significant enough...