Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime By Mark Haddon

Theme Words:
- Isolation
- Logic
- Love
- Truth
- Innocence

Quote 1: "It was nice in the police cell." (Haddon 23)
        Christopher does not understand most emotions that humans feel on a daily basis. He likes to be isolated and be alone with his thoughts. This is why he finds the police cell so confronting. It is seen throughout the book that his best ideas are thought of when he is alone.
Connection 1: we can all relate to this in our everyday life. sometimes it is best to just be by yourself so you can think through problems with no distractions. It is seen in other literary works, such as "The Hunger Games", that when a character needs to make a big decision, they like to be by themselves so they can think over all of the possibilities.

Quote 2: "We do this because sometimes father wants to give me a hug, but I do not like hugging people, so we do this instead, and it means that he loves me."
        It is difficult for Christopher to express love to others, even to his own father. He must find his own ways to express his feelings even if it does not make sense to others.
Connection 2: Christopher is not the only one who struggles with showing his emotions. Most people in today's society have issues expressing what they really mean. Christopher does a good job of coming up with ways to show that he is scared, worried, excited, or cares about a subject. It is interesting to see his thought process and makes you wonder what is going on inside other people's minds.