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Essay / First-person narration in The Curious Incident of the...
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was narrated in the first person by Christopher Boone. However, if it had been told in the third person, the audience would not have understood what Christopher was feeling. Christopher's communication, social interactions, relationships, and autism spectrum disorder were some of the main areas expressed in the novel. Christopher's communications were quite precise, which allowed the reader to understand the text in more depth, making it easier, but if the book was written in the third person, the reader would not have understood the social interactions projected. Further communication took place when Christopher was taken to prison. Christopher then listed what he had in his pockets (for example). Seven items were confiscated from my pocket at the police station, including a Swiss army knife with 13 accessories, including wire strippers, a saw, a toothpick and tweezers. .A piece of string.A piece of a wooden puzzle.3 pellets of rat food for Toby, my rat.1.47 pounds.A red paper clip.A key for the front door.And yet, if it were written In the third person, the narrator would not exclaim what contents are in a character's pocket, although they would say "7 things were confiscated from Christopher's pockets on his way to the prison." Many social interactions were shown in the book, but the most interesting interaction was Christopher's. and his father; they both had a great relationship. One of them happened when my father released Christopher from prison. The police questioned Christopher and asked him the following question: “Was it an accident that you hit a police officer?” » Christopher then replied no, that was not the case, I wanted to do it. It was left...... middle of paper ......r. Having this written in the first person allows the audience to have a better understanding. It also makes the reader feel like they are in the book. Although if this book were to be written in the third person, the text would go on forever and you wouldn't understand its full potential either. It is important that Christopher tells the book in the first person because it is easier for the reader to understand what he has written. account of the killing of Mr. and Mrs. Sheers' dog (Wellington); A step-by-step investigation is projected and shown to the reader when told in the first person. If the book was told in the third person, the reader would not understand how Christopher feels about certain situations. This is also an effect given in the book because the author wishes to project Christopher's autism spectrum disorder to the reader..