Christopher Boone

The Autistic Life of Christopher Boone

How can the condition of autism affect the life of a keen and vigilant teenager? In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon, a 15-year-old boy named Christopher Boone is diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, a type of autism, where it is difficult for him to live life properly. This novel is written from a narrative perspective, helping the reader to understand how Christopher personally thinks and feels. With this depiction, the reader figures out how Christopher’s disorder affects the way he looks at the world, his interaction with other human beings, and his relationship with his parents.
Because of Christopher’s autism, he looks at the world differently than other people. He

And then he let go. And he said, ‘OK, let’s not get overexcited here’” (Haddon 159). This citation demonstrates the way Christopher reacts to communicating with other individuals. The policeman cannot understand what is wrong with Chris, causing him to aggravate Christopher even more. He clearly does not want to be touched, but the policeman does not understand. As said before, in the outside world, no one can understand what Chris has, what he likes, and what he does not like. Later, once Christopher gets off the train and reaches London, he goes to another train station to get to his mother’s house. While he waits, a woman sees him and attempts to help him. “And I was sitting on the ground and the woman knelt down on one knee and she said, ‘Is there anything I can do to help you?’ And if she was a teacher at school I would have said, ‘Where is 451c Chapter Road, Willesden, London NW2 5NG?’ but she was a stranger, so I said, ‘Stand further away,’ because I didn’t like her being so close. And I said, ‘I’ve got a Swiss Army knife and it has a saw blade and it could cut someone’s fingers off.’ And she said, ‘OK, buddy. I’m going to take that as a no,’ and she stood up and walked away” (Haddon 184). The preceding quotation displays how Christopher responds to strangers. Chris does not feel comfortable with strangers because he states that he does not like people who are hard to understand.
Christopher’s autism interferes his relationship with his parents, causing it to be difficult for his parents to comprehend with him. Christopher cannot understand why his father would