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Mark Haddon's Novel (2003)

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Mark Haddon’s Novel - Christopher and Autism

The playscript of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was adapted from the best-selling novel of the same title. Mark Haddon wrote the novel. It was published in 2003.

Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

  • The novel is told from the first-person point of view of Christopher Boone, a 15-year-old boy living with Asperger Syndrome (or Asperger’s), a form of autism.
__"A novel about difference"__

"A novel about difference"

  • The author, Mark Haddon, has always emphasised that the novel is NOT about autism or any other disorder.
  • In his blog, he wrote that the novel “is not a book about Asperger’s” and that it is instead “a novel about difference, about being an outsider, about seeing the world in a surprising and revealing way.”
  • Haddon believes that his novel has a universal appeal, dealing with themes and experiences that are relevant to all of us.
Praise - teenager with autism

Praise - teenager with autism

  • However, the novel was quick to receive praise for the way in which it presented the mind of a teenager living with autism and for the way it explored the impact of autism on Christopher’s family.

Mark Haddon’s Novel - Setting and Success

The playscript of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was adapted from the best-selling novel of the same title. Mark Haddon wrote the novel. It was published in 2003.

Contemporary British life

Contemporary British life

  • The novel, set in Swindon and London, depicts contemporary British life in a tragi-comic way, focussing on themes as serious as domestic violence and autism but also containing moments of uproarious comedy.
Success

Success

  • The novel was published in separate editions for adults and children.
  • This ‘crossover’ appeal played a large part in its almost instant success.
  • The novel won the 2003 Whitbread Book Award for ‘Book of the Year’ and the 2003 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize.
  • The novel has now been translated into 44 languages and has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.
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Introduction & Context

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Novel & Play

1.1.1Mark Haddon's Novel (2003)1.1.2Simon Stephens' Adaptions (2012)
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Christopher's Autism

1.2.1Christopher's Autism1.2.2End of Topic Test - Introduction & Context
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Form, Structure & Language

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Dramatic Devices

2.1.1Writing About the Text as a Playscript2.1.2Dramatic Devices
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Genre & Structure

2.2.1Genre2.2.2Structure
2.3

Language

2.3.1Language2.3.2End of Topic Test - Form, Structure & Language
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Text Summary & Analysis

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Part One

3.1.1Discovering the Dead Dog & Christopher's Autism3.1.2The Policeman & Siobhan3.1.3The Police Station & Ed's Entry3.1.4Mother's Death & Beginning the Investigation3.1.5Ed's Frustrations & Revisiting Mrs Alexander3.1.6Remembering Judy & "Fight" Scene3.1.7Judy's Letters3.1.8Ed's Confession3.1.9End of Topic Test - Part One3.1.10End of Topic Test - Part One 2
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Part Two

3.2.1Preparing to Run Away & Train Station3.2.2On the Train & Arriving in London3.2.3On the Tube & Arriving at Judy's House3.2.4Policeman, Ed Visits & Tensions3.2.5Back in Swindon & New Beginnings3.2.6The End & Maths Appendix3.2.7End of Topic Test - Part Two3.2.8End of Topic Test - Part Two 2
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Themes

4.1

Themes

4.1.1Independence4.1.2Parenting4.1.3Order & Disorder4.1.4End of Topic Test - Themes
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Recap: Main Quotes

5.1

Part One - Quotes

5.1.1The Dead Dog & Christopher's Autism - Quotations5.1.2The Policeman & Siobhan - Quotations5.1.3The Police Station & Ed's Entry - Quotations5.1.4Mother's Death & Investigation - Quotations5.1.5Ed's Frustrations & Mrs Alexander - Quotations5.1.6Remembering Judy & "Fight" Scene - Quotations5.1.7Judy's Letters & Ed's Confession - Quotations
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Part Two - Quotes

5.2.1Preparing to Run Away & Train Station - Quotations5.2.2On the Train & Arriving in London - Quotations5.2.3On the Tube & Judy's House - Quotations5.2.4Policeman, Ed Visits & Tensions - Quotations5.2.5Back in Swindon & New Beginnings - Quotations5.2.6The End & Maths Appendix - Quotations
5.3

Themes - Quotes

5.3.1Independence - Quotes5.3.2Parenting - Quotes5.3.3Order & Disorder - Quotes

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  1. 1
    Facts about the narrator of _The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time_:True / false
  2. 2
    What has Mark Haddon stressed _The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time_ is NOT about?Multiple choice
  3. 3
    The play touches on serious themes and includes moments of comedy.<br><br>Which term best describes the genre?Multiple choice
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Simon Stephens' Adaptions (2012)