Judy's Letters & Ed's Confession - Quotations

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Christopher Mother's Letters

Key quotations from Part One:

Reaction to letters

Reads "Forty-three" letters.
“Lies down on the floor”.
“Curls himself up into a ball”.
Building of his train set “becomes frantic”

Judy's explanations

“Not a very good mother”.
“She couldn’t take it anymore”.
“Felt really lonely”.

Christopher's response to lies

Hits his hands, feet and head against the floor until he is “exhausted” and unable to “move or respond” when Ed arrives back.

Reaction to Ed's confession

Christopher “ignores” Ed’s attempt to touch fingers.

1Introduction & Context

1.1Novel & Play

1.1.1Mark Haddon's Novel (2003)

1.1.2Simon Stephens' Adaptions (2012)

1.2Christopher's Autism

1.2.1Christopher's Autism

1.2.2End of Topic Test - Introduction & Context

2Form, Structure & Language

2.1Dramatic Devices

2.1.1Writing About the Text as a Playscript

2.1.2Dramatic Devices

2.2Genre & Structure

2.2.1Genre

2.2.2Structure

2.3Language

2.3.1Language

2.3.2End of Topic Test - Form, Structure & Language

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....

4Themes

4.1Themes

4.1.1Independence

4.1.2Parenting

4.1.3Order & Disorder

4.1.4End of Topic Test - Themes

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

5.2.1Preparing to Run Away & Train Station - Quotations

5.2.2On the Train & Arriving in London - Quotations

5.2.3On the Tube & Judy's House - Quotations

5.2.4Policeman, Ed Visits & Tensions - Quotations

5.2.5Back in Swindon & New Beginnings - Quotations

5.2.6The End & Maths Appendix - Quotations

5.3Themes - Quotes

5.3.1Independence - Quotes

5.3.2Parenting - Quotes

5.3.3Order & Disorder - Quotes

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