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So Christopher is a guy who isn't really considered normal. What are some curious aspects of his life that you found interesting? How does it relate to your life?
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So, I'll go first. I love how his day is determined by the number and color of cars in a row. Sometimes I do that, like when three good things happen to me in a row, I feeling like it will be a good day.
Well near the end of the book, he talks about how he manages his day with a timetable because he liked to know when everything is going to happen. I also organize my daily schedule. I think of what I have to do for each class, like homework and stuff that are due, and also sports related stuff like cross country practice and soccer practice.
P.S: I would like it if you used my pen name instead of my real name.
Something I find amusing is how Christopher reacts when he is receiving too much information. When people start screaming or angrily questioning him, he covers his ears and groans. I often feel frustrated and overwhelmed. When people criticize me, I yell back or complain. Sometimes I ignore them like Christopher does. Most of the time when I'm stressed or anger, I just feel like quitting.
How observant he is reminds me of how observant I am. Like how in the beginning of the book he talks about the cars with the psychiatrist at his school and he says that's what makes him observant. Often times I will find myself noticing little things like if someone got their braces off the same day or people's eye colors.
I think the most interesting part of Christopher is the syntax of the book. Since he says he's writing the book, the word choices in different parts make him such an interesting character. He makes lots of grammar errors and draws little pictures. It shows his way of looking at a situation.
For example, he says "This made me feel a lot calmer because it is what policemen say on television and in films" on page 9.
It made me think a bit about myself because I don't always think thoughts that make sense, but they seem logical to me. Maybe I'll say something like "That thing over there was on the floor a second ago" and people will be like "Huh?" but it all makes sense to me.
To me the most interesting part of the book is the way he words all of his sentences. He never uses metaphors or personification or anything because "it is a lie" and he doesn't understand them. I like how everything he ever says is true because it makes you worry for him if the truth is not good.
That is opposite to everyone, I think, because everyone has told lies. People tell what will benefit them, even if it is not true.
He is an interesting 15 year old boy. So far, I do think he is like most people when not wanting to be touched by other people he doesn't know; He just admits it out loud. He is very honest which most people aren't with things that make them look bad. I can relate to that every so often. When he admitted that he did hit the cop on purpose, that was brave. Even his dad just wanted him to stop talking because he didn't want Chris to get himself in deeper trouble.
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