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Module B
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Module B
HSC Exam
Asperger's Syndrome and Christopher Boone
- Part of the autism spectrum
- Currently labeled an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Primarily affects social interaction, particularly communication, imagination and social situations.
- Christopher will not exhibit all of the traits associated with Asperger's.
Social Interactions
- reluctance to make eye contact.
- body language, facial expression and tone may not be understood intuitively, so must be explicitly taught.
- longer processing time in social situations.
- Sometimes, a person with Asperger’s syndrome may come across as rude because they do not make eye contact or they are abrupt when entering or leaving a conversation.
- may prefer to be alone
- prefer quieter, less crowded situations.
- may have difficulty engaging, and keeping up, with, conversations, particularly when there is more than one other participant or the topic is not of particular interest.
Imagination
- difficulty empathising with others so may not comprehend their emotions, point of view or motivations.
- prefer routine and may struggle to cope with change.
Mark Haddon
- English novelist, poet and artist.
- Spent some time working with children with particular learning needs, including Asperger's.
- Specifically states that he hoped Christopher would seem real to readers. His character was not researched and is not a 'medically accurate' reflection of Asperger's.
- The novel is not about Asperger's. "It's a novel about difference, about being an outsider, about seeing the world in a surprising and revealing way."
- Much of his work is postmodernist.
Communication
A close study of text, focusing on:
- construction
- positioning and perception
- textual integrity
Essentially:
- What are the text's characteristics? (character, setting, structure, style, genre)
- How do they shape meaning/convey themes?
- How do they influence our perceptions?
- How do they make text distinctive?
- tendency to take things literally.
- difficulty expressing emotions.
- logical and rational approach to problem solving.
- average or above average language skills, particularly involving topics of interest.
- Understand the purpose of the text - what was Haddon trying to say - and how this is achieved.
- have detailed textual knowledge that you can link to the themes. Draw your evidence from across the entire novel.
- don't be afraid of your personal perspective.
- use the metalanguage associated with the novel (e.g. character, theme, genre, truncated sentence, dismissive tone, metafictive)
- have broad knowledge of the novel. You will be asked about the features of the novel, including its distinctiveness, and how they convey themes. You can be asked about a specific feature (e.g. setting), a theme, or a particular part of the novel (e.g. opening, key incident).
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