Family
Who does Christopher live with?
His father
Why does Christopher Value logic and reason so much?
He is strongly neurodivergent.
What type of narrator is Christopher
Christopher confronting a stranger with his swiss army knife
"Stand further away," "I've got a Swiss Army knife… and it could cut someone's fingers off."
What does father tell Christopher that happened to his mother?
She died of a heart attack
What is a value of animals that Christopher values?
Their inability to lie.
Christophers opinions on jokes, idioms, etc.
He does not use them, as he does not understand them.
Christopher Critisising people who believed in the "Cottingley Fairies"
“And this shows that sometimes people want to be stupid and they do not want to know the truth.”
How does the discovery of his mothers letters shape christophers perception of the family?
Destroys any trust for his father. Fuels his decision to run away, showcasing the priority of truth over familial connections for Christopher.
How does Mark Haddon most significantly show Christophers value of truth and logic?
Through Christopher running away. He cant live with anyone who has lied to him.
What does Siobann show Christopher at the beginning of the novel that is used as a motif?
The emotion cards. Allow Christopher to showcase what he is feeling when he cant express emotions.
Christopher checking his watch in the London Underground
“I opened my eyes and I looked at my watch and it said 8:07 p.m. and I had been sitting on the bench for approximately 5 hours…”
What motif and theme does Hadden imply when Christopher chose his mother over his father?
How is Christopher a continuous, reliable, narrator? How does this compare to his father?
Christopher always tells the truth to the audience, while the father lies to protect him.
Describe Christophers relationship with police officers.
He hits one, as they had made him uncomfortable, but throughout the novel he still has a strong sense of trust in authority.
Christophers opinion of his mothers death and remorse.
"But I don't feel sad about it. Because Mother is dead... So I would be feeling sad about something that isn't real and doesn't exist. And that would be stupid."