Modern Literature | Course Project Module 04 | Outline and Thesis for Peer Review
Denise Lagajino
January 28, 2020
I. Introduction
A. We all have to face our fears, but some of us have a more difficult time doing so. Some people’s minds are like a DVD player that replays the things we don’t like about a certain object or person and we get scared to face that fear.
B. We can do anything we set our minds to when we have a plan. Our plans can be logical, mathematical or directional
C. In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Christopher Boone faces his fears as he works to solve a mystery in his town. The author uses internal monologue, first-person view and stream of consciousness as Christopher demonstrates to the world that he can accomplish more than what is expected of him.
II. Body
A. Facing fears to solve a mystery
1. “Because it was a Good Day I decided that I would try and find out who killed Wellington because a Good Day is a day for projects and planning things” (Haddon, 2003)
a. Siobhan said he should write a book about anything he wants – so he wants to write a mystery book about Wellington
b. Christopher doesn’t talk to people he doesn’t know, but if he wants to be a good detective, he will have to so he can gather his clues and solve the mystery.
c. Christopher wants to solve the mystery so Mrs. Shears won’t be sad anymore.
2. Wellington isn’t the only mystery that Christopher solves.
a. Why are Mrs. Shears and Father no longer friends?
b. Where did Mr. Shears go and why does Father say he is evil? Did he kill Wellington?
B. Internal Monologue
1. Christopher tries to figure out the people around him and how he uses logic, math and his drawings to figure out the mystery
a. During the internal monologue moments in the book, we also get to know Christopher’s fears, insecurities and disability
b. Internal Monologue shows what is really going underneath the surface
c. Christopher speaks from his internal thoughts often and doesn’t know how to see the world or the situations around him through any other view but his own.
C. First-person view
1. Christopher tells his story from his perspective and only no one else’s.
a. When he sees a Red car on the way to school it is a good day, but if he sees a Yellow car then it is a bad day.
b. Christopher’s first-person view gives the reader insight on how he views the world and how much he struggles with certain thing that “normal” people may not struggle with
c. Christopher’s first-person view and his internal monologue can run together sometimes without direction
D. Stream of Consciousness
1. Christopher’s thoughts often run together in a run-on sentence and do not follow proper grammar.
a. These thoughts are often prompted when he is trying to remember something – he collects his DVD player memory
b. When Christopher goes into Stream of Consciousness narrative, his honesty comes out and we see Christopher’s true thoughts and this keeps the reader engaged.
c. Christopher’s stream of consciousness does not stop him from solving the mystery he set out to solve and also the one he didn’t know he was would solve.
III. Conclusion
A. Christopher Boone starts out as being afraid of a lot of things, but he doesn’t let the limitations he has stop him from solving the murder of Wellington. As Christopher collects his clues, he learns things about the mystery of his own life along the way as well.
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