The curious incident of the dog in the nightime- summer reading Flashcards
Who is the author?
Mark Haddon
Why is the title significant to the book?
The book follows the story of a curious indecent of the dog in the night time.
Who is Christopher John Francis Boone?
The narrator and protagonist of the novel. Fifteen-year-old Christopher is mathematically gifted struggles for social acceptance and understanding as a result of his apparent autism. He values logic and order, making the murder of wellington an irresistible puzzle to solve.
who is Christopher’s father (Ed Boone)
single father of Christopher. Father prepares meals for Christopher and sees to his daily needs. Later on, Christopher uncovers elements of his life that he has long tried to keep hidden. Father owns a heating maintenance and boiler repair business.
who is Christopher’s mother (Judy Boone)
Christopher believes she died of a heart attack prior to the time when the novel begins. Remembered as a loving but impatient and volatile woman, she was at times overwhelmed by the difficulty of caring for her troubled son.
who is Mrs. Shears (Eileen Shears)
A neighbor of the Boones’s. Eileen Shears is the ex-wife of Roger Shears. Christopher remembers that she would often visit to cook meals and play scrabble in the wake of his mother’s death. The murder of her dog, Wellington, provides the major dramatic impetus for the novel.
who is Mr. Shears (Roger Shears)
Estranged husband of Eileen Shears. Roger Shears once worked at a bank in town, but moved to London rather suddenly a couple of years ago, leaving Mrs. Shears behind. His mysterious nature leads Christopher to investigate him as a possible suspect in Wellington’s murder.
who is Siobhan
Christopher’s primary teacher at school. An even-handed mentor, she works to expand Christopher’s horizons socially as well as academically. As a result, she is one of the few people whom Christopher trusts, and in the limited moments when the reader sees her, she mirrors the reader as an observer and commentator on Christopher’s life.
where does the story take place?
In and around Swindon, England, with a trip to London, England.
what is the inciting incident?
Wellington, a dog, gets killed
What is the rising action?
As Christopher investigates Wellington’s murder, he learns that Mother and Mr. Shears had an affair, that Father and Mrs. Shears also had an affair, that Mother is alive and Father has been lying about her death, and that Father killed Wellington because he was angry with Mrs. Shears.
what is the climax?
When christophers father said that he killed wellington, which led to christopher going into a downwards motion filled with bad decisions
resolution
christophers mother and father start living in swindon. Also, christopher and his father start bebuilding their relationships with their dog
What is the falling action?
Christopher moves in with his Mother, successfully completes his A-level test in math, and begins to reestablish trust with his Father. He recalls all that he has accomplished over the course of the novel and sets out a series of goals for the future.
What is the main conflict?
Christopher’s investigation of Wellington’s murder leads him to uncover a number of secrets about his parents, causing him to lose his trust in Father and to set out to London in search of Mother.
