Societal issues Blog #3

Overall, the Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-Time was really good. It reminded me a lot of this book my parents got me shortly after my brother was diagnosed with autism. The book was Rules and it was about a sister dealing with her little brother who had autism. That was the closest thing I had to a look into how the autistic mind works. This book has given me a even better look. I was actually really happy with the ending. I liked that everything worked out in the best way for Christopher. I was also amazed at the fact that he got an A on his math test. My favorite part was the ending. Christopher is so sure he can reach his goals. He has that " I can do anything" attitude that is so admirable. He went to London by himself, solved 2 mysteries, and wrote a book. That is really impressive for a kid like him. This was such a good book and made me feel so happy. 

Societal issues blog #2

My reoccurring reaction for the middle of Curious Incident is "I did not see that coming". First, I did not see his mom having an affair with Mr. Shears coming. That was really unexpected but not earth-shattering. I figured some sort of drama had occurred between the Shears and Boones, but I thought the father would have done it. The next thing that shocked me was how upset Christopher's father got when he saw the book. I was surprised that he would get so angry. I knew he gotten upset before but hitting your child like that is hard to imagine. The major big shock was finding out that Christopher's mother was still alive. That came out of nowhere. I really thought she was dead. I also can't believe his father would lie about that. It's one thing to say that they left and were not coming back. But to tell a child that their mother is dead is heartbreaking. Finally, I was really shocked to find out that Mr. Boone killed Wellington. And all because he had a fit of rage. It is crazy. I am really looking forward to how this book is going to end.