Finish the quote
literary devices/structure
christopher
100

i find people ____

confusing

100

intertextuality

a reference to other texts

100

how old is christopher?

15 years old
200

i think it should be called a lie because ___________

a pig is not like a day and people do not have skeletons in their cupboards.

200
dramatic irony

an aspect of the novel characters do not know but has been made apparent to the audience.

200

how does christopher's neurodivergence affect his worldview?

sees the world in black and white. 

applies logic to things he finds illogical e.g black days and good days

300

but it was difficult to understand __________ because peoples faces move very quickly.

which of the diagrams was most like the face they were making

300

metafiction

when a text directly acknowledges it is a text/novel 

e.g this is a murder mystery novel -- this will not be a funny book

300

what kind of narrator is christopher?

reliable --> inability to hide things from the audience

unconventional --> way of speaking doesn't make sense to most readers, and his single minded/rigid perspective on the world.

400

loving someone is... _______ which means he loves me

always telling them the truth. And Father... always tells me the truth

400

interplay

the way two ideas are related/connected

e.g interplay of family and neurodivergence within tci

400

how does christopher's worldview affect his relationships?

hatred for lies can easily break relationships e.g father lying results in christopher running away

makes him difficult to handle e.g mother left, partially because of christopher.

500

and i wasn't so scared anymore... _____

because the sign said TRAIN APPROACHING so i knew what was going to happen.

500

distinctive qualities, with examples

unique and easily recognisable traits that makes texts stand out from others.

e.g chapter numbers, christophers way of speaking, narrator characterisation.

500

how does christopher's neurodivergence affect the audience? why isn't his disability explicitly mentioned?

allows room for awareness and understanding of neurodivergence on a broader spectrum. gives a different perspective. reverse alienates audience