Independence - Quotes
English Lit: Edexcel IGCSE The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, topic 5.3.1
Christopher's Growing Independence - Quotations
The play can be read as a Coming of Age drama in which Christopher succeeds in becoming more independent. Here are a few quotations about Christopher's independence:
Difficulty communicating
- “I find people confusing”
Coping strategies
- “Stop groaning. Get your breath. Count the cubes of the cardinal numbers again.”
Listing achievements
- “I found my mother. I was brave”
- Christopher lists his achievements to Siobhan at the very end of the play and uses them as proof that he can fulfil his ambitions of going to university, becoming a scientist and living in a house with a garden.
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Challenges ahead
- “Does that mean I can do anything?”
- The last line of the play, the repeated question, gives audiences the opportunity to reflect on the challenges which still lie ahead for Christopher. We know that he has not fully settled into his new flat with Judy and that he will still occasionally wet himself if the shared toilet has not been cleaned by his mother first.
Test yourself on Independence - Quotes
What's the last line of the play?
“Does that mean I can do anything?”What does Christopher say he finds "people"?