Christopher Boone The Curious Incident

Nina Hagen once stated, “Do some selfless service for people who are in need. Consider the whole picture, not just our little selves” (“Selfless Quotes”). To be selfless, a person must put others needs and well-being before their own. Nina stated just that. Chris McCandless frequently did exactly that. The majority of people that hear or read the story of McCandless overlook the fact that Chris could be, in fact, selfless even when it didn’t benefit him. Even when he must go without.

High expectations for Chris from his parents are what seemed to have lead him into the wild and ultimately to his death. Throughout the text, Krakauer lists reasons as to why or how Chris’ parents could have been a cause for his escape. Christopher McCandless came from a

In Jon Krakauer’s book “Into the Wild,” there is a big emphasis on relationships between people—especially between Chris McCandless and his companions—that influence their decision-making and what ultimately happens to them. Chris’ friendships with people he meets after leaving Emory for good can be analyzed through his letters to them, as well as their own accounts of how Chris affected them. Chris became close to many wanderers and travelers, not only because he wanted to get to Alaska, but also because of their personalities. Like him, many of his companions on his journey to Alaska were not content staying in one place, and were constantly moving. Unlike Chris, however, they were willing to accept him, and develop a real relationship with

Character is the thing that defines a person. What you will do, what you will say, how you interact with the world. Admittedly, all of us have character. But, the character of Christopher is a very interesting and a complex one. In times, it feels as if he is an alien compared to everyone else. On the contrary, he also deals with problems and issues that are felt by every human on the planet, allowing the reader to feel empathy for him. His social tendencies show that he may suffer from a social disability. Despite this, Christopher goes on a journey, displaying courage and the benefits and the new beginnings that will happen. In addition, Christopher becomes much confident and a better and stronger person than he ever was. During his search he meets new people who become his friend resulting in unexpected answers to be brought to light. One of these are the reveal that Christopher’s mother was alive for the last two years. With this knowledge, Christopher goes to London and rekindle the relationships with his parents, resulting in a better life. All things considered, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” is not just a simple murder mystery novel, but a book about the fears of everyday people, which when confronted with courage, can end with success.

The author, Jon Krakauer, was born April 12, 1954. He is a mountaineer and an American writer. He married Linda Mariam Moore in 2010. Krakauer attended Hampshire College, Emery University, and Corvallis High School.

We have read two books this year: ´Of mice and men´ and ´The curious incident of the dog in the night-time’. The books differ a lot, however they also share some similarities. ´ Of mice and men´ is about two men, named Lennie and George, who live in the time of the Great depression. They are looking for a job, but this isn’t easy because Lennie is mentally disabled so George needs to look after him the whole time. It is a story about true friendship and living together in times where no one did. ‘The curious incident of the dog in the night-time’ is about a guy named Christopher. He is also mentally disabled and has ‘written’ this book himself. It is a story about betray and living in your own world.

In the book "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time", the character Siobhan is the most influential character to Christopher because she is helpful and trustworthy, which has given Christopher a good reliable person to talk to and work out his problems in life. Throughout the book Siobhan has helped Christopher in many different cases therefore being a very important character to Christopher. Christopher tells us how "I got Siobhan to draw lots of these faces ...When I told Siobhan that I was doing this, she got out a pencil and another piece of paper and said it probably made people feel very, :{ and then she laughed.... And Siobhan Apologized." (Haddon 3) This shows one of the first times the readers see where Siobhan helps Christopher

More than likely it’s the father who can’t deal with their kid being autistic because they don’t know how to help and care for them, so they leave. In this story it’s the mom and because she left it has brought Christopher and his dad together. If you think it’s sad it’s also good in a way because he has someone there with him. To love and care for him.

Daniel Boone was one of Americas heroes, he was a brave frontiersman. Daniel Boone was born in November 2, 1734. Sadly he died September 26,1820. He died due to natural causes in his house at the Femme Osage Creek in Missouri. Daniel Boone lived a good life and will always be remembered as one of Americas bravest frontiersman.

Bryson uses multiple forms of rhetoric devices to entice his readers, and establish a firm connection between himself and the audience. For example he uses an odd justification to back his claim that the wilderness is a dangerous and crude place. Although beautiful it poses many dangers, especially to the unaware traveler. At one point stating “Daniel Boone, who not only wrestled bears but tried to date their sisters, described corners of the southern Appalachians as “so wild and horrid that it is impossible to behold them without terror.” to depict a crude man who describes the wilderness as horrid. Although this is an almost comical way to justify something it holds meaning. To the audience a man such as Daniel Boone to describe it as such, it truly must be a place of wonderful horrors.

Racial and ethnicity discrimination in the justice system have been around since the beginning of this country against “Negroid” . Writing this research paper brings me back to the first book I ever read; “The Emmett Till Story;” which should be a reminder how awful our justice system can be. The problem we are having today in America is that Emmett Till’s story is still going on in 2017. The story goes like this per emmetttillmurder.com “While visiting family in Money, Mississippi, 14-year-old Emmett Till, an African American from Chicago, is brutally murdered for flirting with a white woman four days earlier.” Now this is we their system have fail, and continued to nose-dive the Negroid around in America. With all the evidence at hands, and witnesses like Moses’ Wright on September 23, the all-white jury deliberated for less than an hour before issuing a verdict of “not guilty,”

Chris McCandless was never too thrilled over following and living by the rules his parent's imposed. He was always a rebel, following his parents' rules until he could escape to the wild. When they learned of their son's demise in Alaska, they were devastated at most parents would be. They didn't know that the last time they saw Chris, would be their last because of his intention to leave them. Upon Chris disappearing from their lives, they were angry but thought they would see him again. As the days dragged on and they didn't hear from their son, the parents' anger quickly became worry. As I read how Chris's disappearance affected the family, I learned that judgment about someone can change when you learn of their death.

But it was showed that his relationship with his parental figures was not ideal and he refuses any gifts from them and then randomly disappears which apparently doesn't worry his parents. But maybe he was selfish for disobeying his parents' feelings to shower their son with love, maybe Chris was trying to show his parents that he could be independent on his own. One of the reasons why he didn't keep contact with his parents or the people he met on the way of his personal adventure was because he was afraid of their disapproval. In the epilogue, it stated that his parent really did care about him and it showed their friend when they were on the bus realizing their son was dead. The three people he befriended was Jan Burress, Ronald Franz, and Wayne Westerberg, they offered him help but he denied every offer they had. For Jan, he left a strong impression because he reminded her of her son and she wanted to keep him as her own. For Ronald, he left an impression by explaining to Ron that being alone is not the way to live life. He also says that Ron still has life in him and he should go and use it instead of dwelling on the past. Lastly, McCandless left a strong impression on Westberg because he was a better father figure to Chris. He didn't judge Chris at all and in return, Chris worked hard for Westberg. Westberg wanted him to stay longer,

The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time can be seen as a Bildungsroman, which is also known as a coming of age novel. Christopher the main character undergoes many challenges, steps outside of his comfort zone, and adapts to the “adult” world. Christopher has a mental illness known as Aspergers which affects his ability to effectively socialize and communicate with others. In the novel he begins to learn about the real world and grows throughout finding out who killed a dog named Wellington.

It suggests to apply everyday life experiences to the characters in the novel and their situation. As the protagonist in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is a teenager of a similar age as those young people reading the novel in the EFL class, it might be easy for them to apply some of their real life experiences to the situationof the main character, Christopher Boone. Besides, the students will also be able to recognize substantial differences between their lives and the life of the main character, who suffers from autism, for example, which the students in class most likely do not. Moreover, Christopher can hardly interpret social interactions as we can. It requires some empathy to comprehend the complexity of his disease. When the teenage boy sees four yellow cars in a row it makes him feel depressed. Red cars on the contrary have the opposite effect and make him feel confident for the day. When the protagonist shows this most unusual behaviour to a relatively ordinary occurrence, students are most likely irritated. The readers encounter cultural differences in the novel mainly to the extend of Christopher’s unique character and abilities. However, his hobbies and interest in solving riddles and mysteries are not very different from the life of teenagers at school, apart from the fact that he has the Asberger syndrome. His condition makes him sufficiently “unusual“