Remembering Judy & "Fight" Scene - Quotations
English Lit: Edexcel IGCSE The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, topic 5.1.6
Christopher Judy and the Fight - Quotations
Key quotations from Part One:
Memories of Judy
- “She jumped backwards and disappeared”
- “Over here love. Christopher! Look it’s lovely”
- Christopher’s first memory of his mother is bathed in sunlight and paints a vivid picture of a fun-loving and vibrant individual, playing in the water.
Reassuring Christoper
- Christopher's fear: “I thought a shark had eaten her and I screamed”
- Judy's reassurance: “It’s OK Christopher”
Christopher and Ed's fight
- Ed “throws” Christopher’s notebook.
- Ed “grabs” Christopher’s arm.
- Ed “shakes Christopher hard”.
- Christopher falls unconscious “for a few seconds”.
- Ed: “I need a drink”
- The power of these verbs (“throws… grabs… fight.. shakes”) indicates the intensity of this scene and its potential to shock an audience.
Test yourself on Remembering Judy & "Fight" Scene - Quotations
What does Ed say as he leaves the house after shaking Christopher?
What happens to Christopher after his father shakes him?