Christopher's father
One struggle Father deals with when he takes care of Christopher
Father gets mad easily and sometimes struggle to control this emotion.
Yet, he still makes sure to accomodate Christopher's disorder into his life.
The reason Mother left the family.
She felt like she wasn't suited to take care of Christopher because of his higher support needs. She also fell in love with Mr.Shears.
An embrace between Christopher and his father involving little to no physical touch
A special way to hug, done by holding up their palms and touching fingertips.
what does Father fully helps and support christopher with?
his grade A level exam
The gift Father bought to Christopher to try to regain his trust at the end of the book.
A golden retriever puppy.
it is Father's desire to make his house a safe place rather than a frightening one as dogs represent physical and emotional safety in the book.
The place where Mother lives and how it impacts her way to communicate with her child.
Mother resides in London, she has to send letters because Father does not want to see her anymore,
She still tries to show love and care to her son even when he doesn't answer the letters.
Something Christopher wants to pursue at school because he is very talented at it.
Grade A-level maths
His parents, particularly his father, provide the ressources to help Christopher pursue his passions and unlock new opportunities.
When Christopher got in trouble, Father took him out of this place
The police station.
One struggle Mother faced when taking care of Christopher.
Impatience, unpredictability.
She was sometimes overwhelmed by the difficulty of taking care of her son. She struggles to cope and face the reality of her son's disorder.
She improves her behavior towards the end of the book although it is not perfect.
Something Mother values in her letters.
Honesty.
Mother tells Christopher all of the truth in her letter. Christopher's disability makes it hard to spot lies or second meaning.
Why did Father lie about Mother's death
Father break ties with Mother to cope, we can also assume it was an easier way to explain it to Christopher.
Another character who provides support and understand Christopher's needs at school.
Mrs. Siobhan.
She helps him understand the way other people act how to behave appropriatly. Siobhan is one of the few characters Christopher completely trusts, as she seems to understand more than almost anyone how his mind works.
What does christopher's mother does that thinks would be the best for him?
Leave Christopher and his Father live together without her
A place Christopher and his father go to after Father finds his book.
The zoo.
He tells Christopher how much he loves him and apologize for hitting him.
An accomodation his parents do regarding Christopher's food.
Father cooks meals according to his son's rigid likes and dislikes.
Heating up a plate of indian food, he put red dye in the food so it wouldn't be yellow.
Mother cooks tomato soup because it is red.