Reading Journal #2

The curious incident of the dog in the night-time

Pages 24-55, Chapters; 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67

Characterization

What do I think about Christopher's personality?

I am a fan of Christopher because he has such a good personality. His strength is that he can't tell lies and that's something i prefer in my own life. He describes the situations so well and it's quite easy to imagine how he feels or how the places look like. He doesn't see things as I do. It's also fascinating that he remembers how his mother smelt and which crazy outfit she had. All these details are still in his brain. Other people forget what they've eaten yesterday at lunch. It's a present of God to have a gift like this. The most people would think that his handicap is a limitation but for me it's not. Christopher has some other qualities then we do. His love for animals is so big and that's something important. It's heavy to find friends for him and he has found a solution how to kill the loneliness.

He believes to become an astronaut and I think that everything you do with love and passion is the basis for reaching a target. 

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Reading Journal #1

The curious incident of the dog in the night-time

Pages 1-23, Chapters; 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29 & 31

1. Reflection: point 2 - How did I feel while reading a section of the book? How was it happening? How did I feel and why? First of all I didn't expect that Christopher could be that clever because of his developmental disorder which is autism. But he describes the Milky Way so easily and good that I am just amazed. His supposings how the world will end make sense because of his arguments. I think he has read it in a book, because he tells that he likes reading Apollo Space Missions.                      68

2. Empathie: point 1 - Why did I think they feel the way they do? How did I react?

Christopher is using prime numbers for his book. He wants to be different just because he likes these  numbers and he doesn't care what other think about it. I hated mainstream too when I was a child. That's why I liked to be alone. The others have never understood my acting, but now they do.       125

3. Characterization: point 3 - How is the relationship between Cristopher and Ed (Father)?

Ed is a role model for his son. Christopher often talks how his Father would act if he did something and his Father is worrying about him (you can read it when the father arrived at the prison)           163

4. Prediction: point 1: How will the story go on? What is going to happen?

I think Christopher is going to detect the murder of Wellington and he will push the envelope.       180

5. Recount: point 1: What has happened in the book so far?

Christopher, a 15 years old boy has decided to write a book while he is searching for the murderer of Wellington. He was in the prison because Mrs. Shears thinks that he is the murderer. I also read about his behavior and how he sees the world as a person with autism.                                                      232

6. 2x Analysis: point 1 & 2: What is Christopher meaning on page 15 in the last sentence? What do I think about the style of writing the author uses? I'm not sure if he wants to tell us that his handicap is getting on his nerves or he is trying to tell us that things exist which are inexplicable and we have to accept how they are. The style of writing is makes sense because it is continuous and understandable.  

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