Mod B (full)

Question 1

Psychological landscape

Answer 1

THESIS
- Order and stability legitimises individuals to assert authority over the lives challenging societal prejudices contributed towards people with disability.

QTE 1
“The Dog is dead” → Truncated sentence
- express Christopher’s distant nature when it comes to physical expression of emotion
- Only thinks in logic and reason
- Reveals christophers atypical nature as he stroke wellington even after he was pronounced dead
- Everyone has an eccentric side to them

QTE 2
“I think prime numbers are like life” → simile
- attain a level of emotional stability through his digressions.
- Only thinks in logic and reason

QTE 3
“…and…” → polysyndeton

KEY MENTIONS
- The subjectivity of normality
- Idiosyncrasy of Christopher boone
- Mental state is very similar to non neurodivergent individuals - Christopher is similar to sherlock holmes mentally but is treated differently

Question 2

Relationship with others

Answer 2

THESIS
- Communication is an essentiality of human interaction allowing us to share our aspirations and concerns as well as make significant life decisions which will affect those who surround us.

QTE 1
“When i first met siobhan, she showed me this picture” → pictographs
- individual that attempts to accommodate to Christophers needs
understands his limitations and provides him with alternative means of communication

QTE 2
‘’Held up his right arm and spread his fingers out in a fan” → symbolism
- Symbolic of his love for his son as he accommodates to christopher by expressing affection in a way he finds comfortable

QTE 3
“and there was a scratch on his neck … and he was breathing really deeply.” → polysyndeton/visual imagery
- provides insight into the struggles faced by families which have to deal with children that are of a neurodivergent nature
- relationships, especially those with neurodivergent individuals may be challenging due to the unique communication style of those individuals

KEY MENTIONS
- Differing way people accommodate (or not) to christopher

Question 3

relationship with society

Answer 3

THESIS
- The struggles of distinct individuals within society invokes us to reshape our myopic view of normalcy and embrace differences.

QTE 1
“You are fucking weird mate” → vulgar language/truncated sentencing
- Lack of societal acceptance of neurodivergent individuals
- individuals treat others differently due to aspects of their character that they simply cannot change
- Marginalised in society as a result of his mental state
Everyone has a unique mental state

QTE 2
“I am going to prove that I’m not stupid. Next month I’m going to take my A level in maths and I’m going to get an A grade.” → anaphora

QTE 3
“Special needs! Special needs!’ → irony
- Meant to be a substitute for derogatory language but is now used in a derogatory way
- Highlighting society’s regression of values
- Demonstrating the cruel nature of individuals

KEY MENTIONS