Section A: Chapters 2-67; pg. 1-43
1) People with Autism and Aspergers often behave in an “eccentric” way. When Christopher first sees Wellington’s dead body, he stroked it and wondered who had killed him. Someone who isn’t on the spectrum would have reacted differently, most likely panicking and attempting to get help. Like most Autistics and Aspergians (people with Aspergers), Christopher has a narrow field of interests which he excels at. His knowledge of prime numbers surpasses those of most people who don’t have the condition. Patients with Autism and Aspergers are sometimes unable to distinguish the emotions someone might be feeling, even if the look is clearly conveyed on their face. Christopher writes, “I got Siobhan to draw lots of these faces and then write down next to them exactly what they meant…and took it [piece of paper with faces] out when I didn’t understand what someone was saying” (Haddon, 3). If he wasn’t considered to be on the autism spectrum, he wouldn’t need the paper with the faces to discern what someone was feeling.
2) Christopher believes metaphors are confusing and lies
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Then you divide it by 4, which is 216,000, and that’s 250*864. Then you add another 864 onto it to get 251*864. And that’s 216,864” (66). In this example, Christopher was asked by Rhodri, a man who works for his father, asked Christopher what 251 times 864 was, and instantly received an answer. This shows how much Christopher excels at math, as he was able to quickly solve that problem, something most people wouldn’t be able to do. Quote #2: “My memory is like a film. That’s why I’m really good at remembering things…” (76). In this quote, Christopher explains that he has an excellent photographic memory, one that can remember details that all five senses experienced. He then goes on to explain that his memory helps him remember people/emotions and in
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Haddon’s portrayal of Christopher Boone moves the responder to a deeper understanding of the characteristics and challenges gained through suffering from Asperger’s syndrome and the responder is moved with empathy by the ways in which Christopher is able to overcome these difficulties, shown through Haddon’s use of first person narrative, emoticons and visual representations.
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Asperger’s and Autism are hardly ever portrayed correctly in literature, especially in novels. The author guides his novel into a direction that, ultimately, must be enjoyable and of interest to the reader. This makes it common for the author to deviate from what is ‘real’ or scientifically and psychologically correct. Christopher is described to be a young, very bright 15-year-old boy, who is utterly confused by how he should act in social interactions with other people in his community and his family. He feels content when he does math problems, especially if they include prime numbers. When Christopher says: “Prime number are what is left when you have taken all the patterns away. I think prime numbers are life. They are very logical but you could never work out the rules, even if you spend all your time thinking about them.” (Haddon, 12) In some ways Christopher sees himself as a prime number. He has grown up to believe that he is different that the others. Prime numbers don’t mix, they are singular, and cannot be factored. A similar understanding has developed with the view on autism. Haddon’s portrayal of Asperger’s Christoph...
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In the book Metaphors We Live By, authors George Lakoff and Mark Johnson address the traditional philosophic view denouncing metaphor's influence on our world and our selves (ix). Using linguistic and sociological evidence, Lakoff and Johnson claim that figurative language performs essential functions beyond those found in poetry, cliché, and elaborate turns of phrase. Metaphor permeates our daily experiences - not only through systems of language, but also in terms of the way we think and act. The key to understanding a metaphor's effect on behavior, relationships, and how we make sense of our environment, can be found in the way humans use metaphorical language. To appreciate the affects of figurative language over even the most mundane details of our daily activity, it is necessary to define the term, "metaphor" and explain its role in defining the thoughts and actions that structure our conceptual system.
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The road goes ever on and on. Down from the door from where it began. Now far ahead the road has gone and I must follow it if I can. Pursuing it on weary feet until I joins some larger way where many paths and errands meet and whether then I cannot say.
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Christopher Boone is an autistic teenager who is coping with depression. Some people think depression is when someone is feeling melancholy, or gloomy, but depression is a long-term illness that affects someone and the people around them by obstructing that person to live a normal life (“Depression” 1). Christopher cannot live an everyday life because of his condition. He has the inability to comprehend what people tell him. This is exhibited when he does not understand his father’s joke (Haddon 8). In addition to not being able to comprehend, he also feels trapped when he is around a crowd of people. This is revealed when he is on the train and he states, “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 ...
The world is a dangerous place in the eyes of Christopher Boone, as he sets rules to overcome his obstacles. Have you ever wondered how autistic people experience the world? Many people with autism have obstacles that they encounter in their everyday lives, just like Christopher. A study has revealed that people with high functioning autism, “their nervous systems are constantly overwhelmed by the sensory input their bodies receive.” (Albano,8) This explains the real life situations that autistic people go through. Society perceives Christopher as a regular 15 year old boy. He faces many challenges as he sees the world in a logical order. Growing up and living with autism, Christopher overcomes the various obstacles he faces, he gains confidence in his abilities as he encounters many issues dealing with his family, issues with the outside world and also himself