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Curious Incident - Scaffolded Essay

Describe at least ONE idea in the text(s) that you found interesting.

Explain hy the idea(s) as interesting in the text(s) as a hole.

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e "ust stri$e for truth to sol$e the "ysteries in life%

&e "ust stri$e for truth to understand life.

O$erco"ing challenges leads to greater understanding of life.

'nderstand before you udge.

 An idea I found interesting in the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by

Mark Haddon was that we must strive for truth to solve the mysteries in life!" This idea is shown

on a number of levels" #e see this through the main character Christo$her% a boy with

 As$erger&s 'yndrome% as he tries to solve many mysteries in his own life" (n the surface level

there is Christo$her trying solve the mystery of who killed #ellington!% his neighbour&s dog"

'econdly% we learn of the mystery of Christo$her&s As$erger&s syndrome and how he strives to

co$e in life" Thirdly the real mystery is revealed that Christo$her&s father has lied to him%

$retending his mother is dead when she wasn&t" Through striving for truth Christo$her solves

these mysteries and gains greater understanding of life" 

T - (n one level the novel reveals the surface mystery of Christo$her trying to solve the crime of 

#ellington&s death"

) -

* - +or e,am$le"""

 A This shows that"""

' This is im$ortant because"" link to the main idea.

 

T - 'econdly% on a dee$er level we see Christo$her&s mysterious way of viewing the world and

see how he strives to live a normal life"

) e,$lain.

* +or e,am$le

 A This shows that"""

' This is im$ortant because""" main idea.

 

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T - +inally the real mystery is revealed% that Christo$her&s father has lied to him% $retending his

mother is dead when she wasn&t"

) e,$lain. Christo$her&s mother is not dead but had run away having an affair with Mr 'hears"

* +or e,am$le A This shows that"""

' This is im$ortant because""" main idea.

 

Conclusion

/estate your main idea

'ummarise your main $oints

Then you might include a cou$le of sentences like these""". Through striving for truth

Christo$her solves these mysteries and gains greater understanding of life" At the same time we

the reader gain greater insight into how Christo$her&s brain works% and gain greater

understanding and acce$tance of $eo$le with As$ergers syndrome and mental disabilities"