My name is Christopher, I am 15 and autistic. I have a very different perspective on things such as lies and life. Throughout my fifteen years I've noticed that people's lies are either a cover up of their feelings or a way to prevent confrontation. Life is different for me than most people, I never lie, I don't like to be hugged or yelled at, and I love maths. I have a hard time reading peoples emotion based off of their facial expressions because you can never tell if they are telling the truth. I am very different from most people and have been treated differently my entire life because of my condition. The novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon shows people a different perspective on life, lies, and the effects of autism.
The question, "Is lying wrong?", has been commonly asked but the answer is never the same. Some say that it depends on the situation you're in but others say that is completely wrong. Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time never lied although his entire life is filled with lies, his father has lied about his mother and about the murder of the dog, both to protect him. He describes a dog as loyal and faithful, in this situation he is truly describing himself. The real reason people lie is to hide how they feel or to prevent confrontation because they are afraid, although in reality the only thing we should fear is fear itself.
In society we have been taught to embrace those that are different from us. Christopher has been treated differently his whole life because of his autistic condition. His thoughts are unique, from his emotions based off of colors or his ability to not lie. Throughout this novel symbols of life are shown in the dog, loyalty and love are all large parts in life, also truth is consistently shown. Autism by definition is a communication disorder including a short attention span and inability to treat others as people. This definition does not describe Christopher, a highly intelligent boy with unique thoughts and actions.
Throughout this novel the author describes truth, life, and autism. Christopher is writing a mystery novel but ironically it is about truth and lies; he cannot tell a lie but everyone he loves is lying to him. His father, the most important person in his life, lies about his mother, another important figure in his life. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time was an inspirational novel that shows what life is really about.
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