Haddon's hybrid murder mystery novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time" (TCI) portrays the core ideas and themes apparent in the novel in relation to difference through the protagonist and hence highlights the vastly distinctive qualities that are found in this novel. ... You always know what a dog is thinking. ... Shears dog and now he believes"he could murder me, because i couldn't trust him, even though he said, 'Trust me,' because he had told a lie about a big thing". ... Haddon positions us, the readers to compare Ed and Mrs Shears brok...

• Word Count: 842
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Mark Haddon's novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, is a bildungsroman about a 15-year-old boy with Asperger's who prefers dogs to humans because "dogs are faithful and they do not tell lies". ... Whilst it is valid that the truth cannot be told all the time, through Christopher's eyes we can see that honesty is important for relationships built on trust and to contribute to a clearer understanding of people's differences. ...

• Word Count: 815
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is a fictional autobiographical/ murder mystery novel created by Mark Haddon, who crafts the central personality, voice, and protagonist Christopher Boone, as a unique and inimitable character who touches the heart of the reader. ...

• Word Count: 561
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Graduate

"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," by Mark Haddon, integrates unique elements of structure, language style and character narration to really deliver a rare, wonderful and one of a kind book that truly brings up thought provoking issues and is overall a satisfying read. ... Maintaining interest and providing entertainment are two key points in creating a lucrative and successful novel, this is achieved outstandingly in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, through the use of an atypical structure. ... Untypical facets such as an unconventional numbering system and ...

• Word Count: 1041
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night". ... She did in fact wake upseconds too late just in time to see Romeo drinking the poison. ... Love over power the hatethis time. ... Many time in thestory the love over turns and sometimes it th...

• Word Count: 11808
• Approx Pages: 47
• Grade Level: High School