The Dead Dog & Christopher's Autism - Quotations
English Lit: Edexcel IGCSE The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, topic 5.1.1
The Dead Dog and Christopher's Autism - Quotations
Key quotations from Part One:
Shocking image of a dead dog
- “A large garden fork sticking out of its side”
- The opening image of a dead dog is shocking in its presentation of brutal violence.
Introducing Mrs Shears
- “What in fuck’s name have you done to my dog?”
- That her first two lines of dialogue both feature her swearing illustrates her anger and shock.
- “Get away from my dog”
- The imperative is repeated three times, suggesting Christopher is unwilling to leave the dog or is momentarily confused by Mrs Shears’ anger.
Signals of Christopher's Autism
- Can recite “every prime number up to 7507”.
"Groaning"
- Christopher’s reaction to Mrs Shears’ anger - covering his ears with his hands, rolling forward and “groaning” while he presses his forehead to the ground - also reveals the distress he feels when confronted by emotions that he cannot process, a behavioural trait often associated with severe autism.