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Christopher Haddon's Introverts

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In the book Christopher says that he imagines a world where he was the only one in various scenarios, I’ll tell you why. This means that he is an introvert. In the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time it says “ You also have to be someone who would like being on their own in a tiny space.”(Haddon 50) This shows how Cristopher is an introvert. In conclusion, Christopher likes being by himself. Haddon makes us look through Christopher’s eyes in the book. We learn a lot about ourselves because of this. I realized that everyone is different and has a different point of view on everything. In the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time it says “‘Special needs! Special needs!’ But I don 't take any notice because

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