The Curious Incident of the Dog at Nighttime by Simon Stephens

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Have you ever had the feeling that someone has changed drastically over the course of time? Perhaps your friend has not been the same as when you two were little? We know this has happened some time to everybody as it has also happened to the main character Christopher from The Curious Incident of The Dog at Nighttime. From the start of the book Christopher has changed drastically demonstrating that he is a dynamic character and this change is plain. Christopher is changing drastically demonstrating that his experiences not only shape his character and allow change, but in fact his challenges, fears, and curiosity can give him the courage and intrepidity to keep changing during the book.
I am convinced that Christopher faced challenges during the novel. Whether it was challenges like being able to take in new information to going across the country in search of his mother. “And then I heard father come up the stairs and walk into the room. He said ‘Christopher, what the hell are you doing?’ And I could tell that he was in the room, but his voice sounded tiny and far away, like people’s voices sometimes do when I am groaning and I don’t want them to be near me”(Haddon 113) This quote tells us that at first when Christopher took in new information like when he read the letters from his mother fell into a complete state of shock... His reaction might not have been the best when he found out who killed Wellington but it was a big improvement from wetting the bed and totally spacing out from the real world. “There were lots of people on the train, and I didn’t like that, because I don’t like lots of people I don’t know and I hate it even more if I am stuck in a room with lots of people I don’t know…So I stood very still in the train ...

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... the house” (Haddon 91). With these thoughts, we could see that Christopher was curious to where the book was located and because of his curiosity he actually found what he was looking for and even discovered the letters that later led him to choose the big decision of living with his mother.
To sum it all up, now as we can see, Christopher has drastically changed over the book because of his challenges fears and curiosities. The evolution of Christopher as the Novel progresses is undeniable and very shocking to think that a boy with this type of disorder can change so drastically in a short period. What we can end is that without a doubt Christopher has had hard times during the book but this is exactly what makes Christopher evolve into a better person. Because of his experiences Christopher went thru this drastic change and will always be the new Christopher.

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