On the Tube & Judy's House - Quotations
English Lit: Edexcel IGCSE The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, topic 5.2.3
On the Tube and Judy's House - Quotations
Key quotations in Part Two:
Ed's encouragement on Tube
- “Count the trains. Figure it out. Get the rhythm right.”
- Ed’s ‘appearance’ here may symbolise what Christopher has learned from his father, presenting their relationship in a more positive light and foreshadowing their reconciliation at the end of the play.
Christopher pushes Judy
- “Pushes her away so hard that he falls over”.
- Judy goes to embrace Christopher, forgetting that Christopher will not tolerate being touched.
“Father said you were dead”
- Christopher’s explanation is typically blunt (“Father said you were dead”) for why he hasn't replied to her letters.
Test yourself on On the Tube & Judy's House - Quotations
What blunt response does Christopher give to his mother asking why he didn't reply to her letters?
How does Christopher respond to Judy trying to touch him?