Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

1. Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Narrative Voice

2. Thinking about Narrative Features of the Novel Re-read Chapter 2 (the first chapter) of the novel. Describe the style of the first person narration. What aspects of the narration indicate that the novel may be offering an atypical voice?

3. Thinking about Narrative Features of the Novel • Although Christopher writes without emotion, there is an intended emotional response within the reader. Re-read the following episodes, then in groups discuss and make notes on the questions that follow: • Chapter47 Chapter 97 Chapterr 127 • Chapter 157 Chapter 191 Chapter227 • Chapter 233 • What is yourresponse toChristopher'srealisations or experience in each episode? • For each of the episodes, howdcesHaddon'swritingstyleevokethisemotional response in the reader? Youmightconsider: • what detail is included • whatChristopherdoes or does notseeandIorunderstandt • the actions and reactions of others around Christopher • conflict between reader hopes or expectations and what actually happens • the way the information in the episode is revealed - eg: the order of details, sentence length, word choice, dialogue, events that we already know (because of previous information or episodes) Christopher will not be able to deal with.

4. Thinking about Narrative Features of the Novel Choose one or two episodes to which you had a strong emotional response and write an analysis of your response using the ideas from activities (a) and (b). Include detailed reference to the novel to justify your ideas. Even though we are offered the world through Christopher's eyes, we may often see his background world much more clearly than he does. For example after re-reading Chapter 53, describe the relationship between Christopher's father and Ms Shears.