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.