Back in Swindon & New Beginnings - Quotations
English Lit: Edexcel IGCSE The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, topic 5.2.5
Maths Exam and New Beginnings - Quotations
Key quotations from Part Two:
“Won’t eat... won’t sleep”
- Christopher is in a state of high anxiety about not being able to sit his exam.
Siobhan's help during exam
- “Count the cubes of cardinal numbers”.
- Siobhan’s ‘appearance’ symbolises Christopher’s development and growing independence: he is putting into practice the coping strategies he has learned from Siobhan and taking charge of his own future.
Comedy - stopping Christopher
- “People won’t want to hear about the answer to a maths question in a play”.
- Stephens includes another moment of humour when Siobhan stops Christopher explaining one of his answers.
Ed rebuilding relationship
- Ed suggests a “project” to Christopher in which they gradually spend more time in each other’s company in order that Ed can prove that Christopher can “trust” him.
- Christopher tells Siobhan that his father has “planted a vegetable patch in his garden”, perhaps representing Ed looking to the future and nurturing his relationship with his son.
Test yourself on Back in Swindon & New Beginnings - Quotations
What does Siobhan's appearance in Christopher's maths exam symbolise?
What is Christopher anxious about?
“Won’t eat... won’t sleep”What coping strategy does Christopher remember in his exam?