The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time

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Michelle Solley

Film Studies - Screenplay

The Curious Incident Of The

Dog In The Night-Time

Christopher Boone is a fifteen year old boy with Asperger's Syndrome. He knows a great deal about maths and has a very logical way of thinking. Christopher knows very little about human beings and their behaviour and gets very confused and frustrated by most conversations. He loves lists, timetables, patterns and the truth. He hates the colour yellow, because of custard, bananas and double yellow lines and he also hates the colour brown because of dirt, gravy and wood. One of the affects of his Asperger's syndrome means Christopher also hates being touched. He has never gone further than the end of the road on his own, but when he finds his neighbour Mrs Shears' pet poodle Wellington has been murdered he sets out on a frightening journey which will turn his whole world upside down.

Christopher is the narrator and detective of the events that take place in this murder mystery. He is a young boy dealing with the death of his mother in the best way he knows how, this means that he is determined to find out what has happened to Wellington. He writes clues in a book which he carelessly leaves for his father to find. His father asks him to stop with his silly investigation and removes the book from Christopher's possession. While Christopher is looking around his fathers bedroom for the confiscated book, he discovers several hidden letters in a shirt box in his fathers wardrobe, after reading just a few he starts to wonder about the mysterious way in which his father prevented him from visiting his mother in hospital. After speaking with one of his neighbour's about Wellington, Christopher discovers that his mother was having an affair with Mr Shears, who had disappeared shortly before his mother had passed away.
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The events that follow lead Christopher to the answers he is looking for in solving 'The Curious Incident' about Wellington and discovering his fathers secrets surrounding his mother.

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Michelle Solley

The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time is the story of Christopher's roller coaster journey of mystery. He discovers the truth about his fathers reckless lies and searches for the answers to the secrets his father has hidden for so long.

Screenplay

The chapter I have chosen to adapt is when Christopher decides to go to Swindon train station ...

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