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How Is Christopher Boone Different In The Night

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Christopher Boone is different from other characters in the book the Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night time. Christopher does things and reacts to things in different ways. He will be around more people than he usually is and he will lose it. He screams, hit, or doesn't want help from other people. He isn't around a lot of people usually so he reacts different when he’s not in his normal surroundings. As described in the book christopher doesn't seem to know that the way he acts in larger groups is unusual in any way. He tries to avoid being in larger groups but they don't always work for him. I'm going to be writing about how christopher has trouble being in larger groups and he has no filter about it. Christopher shows how he is around …show more content…

“ and someone bumped into me again with a suitcase and I made another noise like a dog barking.” He uses noises to defend himself and he isn't use to people bumping into him and he doesn't like being touched. He has to develop to his surrounding and he trouble with being close to people. When he was in the train station a little longer and started knowing where he needed to be in the station he sat down and a lady started talking to him. She asked if he needed any help. Christopher said “Stand further away” “because I didn't like her being so close, and I said I got a swiss army knife and it has a saw blade and it could cut someone's fingers off.” Someone is trying to help christopher, but christopher isn't accepting the help because he’s not used to being in a larger area with that many people and he feels threatened. Christopher is used to being at school or at home getting help from his father or teacher. Being around more people in that large group changes his reactions. He thinks using his swiss army knife is the best way to react to being around more people. When they just want to help a boy they see and thinks he needs help or is lost. Christophers mind is different from others. The way he thinks is self defense when he’s around a larger group. Christopher is autistic so he doesn't react to things as people that don't have autism, and it’s not his fault at all. He;s just use to being safe at home with his father or at school with his teacher. This book showed how it is in a mindset of christopher. It shows how he reacts when he does have to be in larger groups which is not we is used to and it's very fascinating to read about

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