Week 6 Reading Response

While reading the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, I realized that the main purpose of the book was changing. In the beginning of the book, I thought it was a mystery to find out who killed the dog. About half way through, the theme changes to show the real meaning of a family with a special needs child. The theme is changing to show the mystery of what truly is happening in the family instead of the murder of the dog. I like how the topic changed because as I was reading, I was getting bored of reading about this dead dog for so long.

I also like how the main character shares his thoughts about how he will write his book as he is in a book. While reading this book, I can see the similarities and differences of how Christopher says he will write his book and how it is actually written. Also, the main character is starting to bother me. His behavior is horrible and I feel bad for him because he doesn't know how else to act. His behavior does influence the book tremendously because it creates "rules" for how others have to act around him.