Writing Resources
Krish Krish Mr Desjardins ENG 1D0 A December 30 2017 The Secret but Meaningful Message in the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time Human nature is a very complex part of society There are various positive and negative aspects to it including the tendency of lying to other people to hide something that the other person should be knowledgeable about or to hide their own mistakes One of the novels that describe this negative behavior is a thought provoking piece of literature by Mark Haddon named The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time In this novel is the fascinating story about a 15 year old autistic boy named Christopher John Francis Boone and his accidental adventure to find his mom escape his dad and to investigate the murder of a poodle named Wellington who lived across the street This novel describes the troubles and the experiences of people with disabilities but it also signifies another very important message The author Mark Haddon sets up his plot in such a way that describe his important message very well throughout the novel He uses the plot very efficiently to describe his secondary message based on the theme of truth and honesty Therefore through the plot of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time the author Mark Haddon expresses a very significant message that lying only provides temporary relief and shatters everyone s trust in the liar afterwards because acquiring someone's trust after it is broken is nearly impossible When someone lies about something they do not think about the future and the consequences of saying that lie but when the lie is caught people stop trusting the liar meaning that even in serious need and saying the truth the other person will not trust the liar and help him
