5.1.3
The Police Station & Ed's Entry - Quotations
The Police Station and Ed's Entry - Quotations
The Police Station and Ed's Entry - Quotations
Key quotations from Part One:


Humorous exchanges with police
Humorous exchanges with police
- Christopher’s refusal to take off his watch, communicated by the blunt, single-word response, “No”, creates humour.
- Christopher references to his grandmother who has “senile dementia” and thinks Christopher is “someone on television”.
- This is another example of Stephens using a serious medical condition in an irreverent way, for comic effect.


"Key to the front door"
"Key to the front door"
- That Christopher has this shows that Christopher has to let himself into his own house when no parents are at home: later in this scene, we will learn that Christopher’s mother is dead.


Ed & Christopher's relationship
Ed & Christopher's relationship
- “Holds his hand out... touch fingers”.
- Engages with Christopher’s interest in astronomy: “Could you... Is that right?”)
- Offers Christopher reassurance (“It’s OK… I know”).


Ed's irritation
Ed's irritation
- “Keep your nose out of other people’s business”.
- “It’s a bloody dog… I said leave it for God’s sake.”
1Introduction & Context
1.2Christopher's Autism
2Form, Structure & Language
2.1Dramatic Devices
2.2Genre & Structure
3Text Summary & Analysis
3.1Part One
3.1.1Discovering the Dead Dog & Christopher's Autism
3.1.2The Policeman & Siobhan
3.1.3The Police Station & Ed's Entry
3.1.4Mother's Death & Beginning the Investigation
3.1.5Ed's Frustrations & Revisiting Mrs Alexander
3.1.6Remembering Judy & "Fight" Scene
3.1.7Judy's Letters
3.1.8Ed's Confession
3.1.9End of Topic Test - Part One
3.1.10End of Topic Test - Part One 2
3.2Part Two
3.2.1Preparing to Run Away & Train Station
3.2.2On the Train & Arriving in London
3.2.3On the Tube & Arriving at Judy's House
3.2.4Policeman, Ed Visits & Tensions
3.2.5Back in Swindon & New Beginnings
3.2.6The End & Maths Appendix
3.2.7End of Topic Test - Part Two
3.2.8End of Topic Test - Part Two cont....
5Recap: Main Quotes
5.1Part One - Quotes
5.1.1The Dead Dog & Christopher's Autism - Quotations
5.1.2The Policeman & Siobhan - Quotations
5.1.3The Police Station & Ed's Entry - Quotations
5.1.4Mother's Death & Investigation - Quotations
5.1.5Ed's Frustrations & Mrs Alexander - Quotations
5.1.6Remembering Judy & "Fight" Scene - Quotations
5.1.7Judy's Letters & Ed's Confession - Quotations
5.2Part Two - Quotes
Jump to other topics
1Introduction & Context
1.2Christopher's Autism
2Form, Structure & Language
2.1Dramatic Devices
2.2Genre & Structure
3Text Summary & Analysis
3.1Part One
3.1.1Discovering the Dead Dog & Christopher's Autism
3.1.2The Policeman & Siobhan
3.1.3The Police Station & Ed's Entry
3.1.4Mother's Death & Beginning the Investigation
3.1.5Ed's Frustrations & Revisiting Mrs Alexander
3.1.6Remembering Judy & "Fight" Scene
3.1.7Judy's Letters
3.1.8Ed's Confession
3.1.9End of Topic Test - Part One
3.1.10End of Topic Test - Part One 2
3.2Part Two
3.2.1Preparing to Run Away & Train Station
3.2.2On the Train & Arriving in London
3.2.3On the Tube & Arriving at Judy's House
3.2.4Policeman, Ed Visits & Tensions
3.2.5Back in Swindon & New Beginnings
3.2.6The End & Maths Appendix
3.2.7End of Topic Test - Part Two
3.2.8End of Topic Test - Part Two cont....
5Recap: Main Quotes
5.1Part One - Quotes
5.1.1The Dead Dog & Christopher's Autism - Quotations
5.1.2The Policeman & Siobhan - Quotations
5.1.3The Police Station & Ed's Entry - Quotations
5.1.4Mother's Death & Investigation - Quotations
5.1.5Ed's Frustrations & Mrs Alexander - Quotations
5.1.6Remembering Judy & "Fight" Scene - Quotations
5.1.7Judy's Letters & Ed's Confession - Quotations
5.2Part Two - Quotes
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