5.3.1
Independence - Quotes
Christopher's Growing Independence - Quotations
Christopher's Growing Independence - Quotations
The play can be read as a Coming of Age drama in which Christopher succeeds in becoming more independent. Here are a few quotations about Christopher's independence:


Difficulty communicating
Difficulty communicating
- “I find people confusing”


Coping strategies
Coping strategies
- “Stop groaning. Get your breath. Count the cubes of the cardinal numbers again.”


Listing achievements
Listing achievements
- “I found my mother. I was brave”
- Christopher lists his achievements to Siobhan at the very end of the play and uses them as proof that he can fulfil his ambitions of going to university, becoming a scientist and living in a house with a garden.
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Challenges ahead
Challenges ahead
- “Does that mean I can do anything?”
- The last line of the play, the repeated question, gives audiences the opportunity to reflect on the challenges which still lie ahead for Christopher. We know that he has not fully settled into his new flat with Judy and that he will still occasionally wet himself if the shared toilet has not been cleaned by his mother first.
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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