The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-Time

The effect of an autistic narrator

The main character is Christopher John Francis Boone who is an autistic fifteen-year-old boy. He hates physychal contact and he doesn’t like to talk with strangers. Christopher is very clever, he is very interested in mathemathics, and he has a photographic memory. However, he has difficulty understanding human behaviour, gestures and relationships. He is also unable to recognize and comprehend facial expressions other than ”happy” and ”sad” and he has difficulty understanding methaphors and jokes. He can’t put himself in somebody’s place, and he can’t imagine how people might feel or think in certain situations. He also hates lies, and he himself can’t tell lies, except from white ones. To protect himself against overwhelming noise or information, he curls up and groans.
For Christopher, the desire for order and stability is a necessity of living. As he suffers from Asberger’s Syndrome, he needs an orderly and stable life to be happy and safe. For instance, he can’t stand it when furniture is being moved around.
Christopher’s mood is decided by how many red or yellow cars he sees in a row.

The fact that Christopher suffers from Asberger’s Syndrome makes the novel very different from other murder novels. He sees the world in a very special way. He focuses on irrelevant details and when he gets a bit out of track, he can carry on talking about the same thing for a very long time, even though it isn’t very relevant. The novel shows that Christopher is very intelligent because it contains a lot of mathemathical problems and how to solve them.

Even though I like that this novel is different because of the way it is written, I sometimes thought that it was a bit heavy to read because of the fact that Cristopher gets caught up in a lot of things that really doesn’t interest me. But in many ways it is very exciting, because we learn a lot about how an autistic person looks at different situations and how their life can be a struggle some times. The language of this novel is, due to its narrator, quite simple. It contains many illustrations, and it is written in a naive and humourous way.

CHERYL COLE

Cheryl Cole is a British singer who has become the nation’s sweetheart after joining X Factor in 2008 as a judge. She is also a singer, and former member of the group Girls Aloud. As a solo artist and as a member of the group she has had more than 20 top 10 singles in Great Britain. She has also been married to Ashley Cole who plays football in Chelsea and England. As a child, she won a lot of talent and beauty contests. Cheryl was born on the 30^th of June 1983 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Cheryl and Ashley got officially separated on the 26^th of February 2010. In July the same year, she got the dangerous illness malaria. The doctor told her that she could die, but after a month she got rid of of the illness. Media claim that she has a relationship with the dancer Derek Hough, but none of them has said something about it.

From 2005 to 2010 she has been nominated for BRIT Award five times. She has been a recognized and photographed style icon, and she is referred to as a fashionista by the press. She has been on the covers of British Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar. Additionally, she has become the new face of the cosmetic company L’Oréal. 

CRASH

I've seen the movie Crash before, but i think the movie was much better this time. I think it is a good movie, and it is about a really important issue; racism. I especially liked the scene where the girl jumped on her father to protect him against the gun - it was quite touching. I also liked the structure of the film. It starts with the end, and then it goes back one day so we can see what has happened earlier. In the movie, we get to follow several persons who all have different stories. ..........................

How to behave, and how to not behave in the mentor business

How to behave when stationed in our mentorbusiness:
- show that you are interested in the business
- ask questions through the days
- be happy and positive
- act calmly
- do what they want you to do
- show up in time
- be enthusiastic
- be polite
- show attention
- show respect to the employees and the location

How not to behave:
- show up late
- show that you aren’t interested
- be negative and agressive
- act bored
- be lazy
- yawn all the time
- be rude