CONFLICTS IN THE NOVEL
Person vs. Person
Person vs. Self
Person vs. Society
These conflicts are realistic because they are universal.These conflicts are a current problem that many people are facing it. Not only young children, but adults and also teens. This is realistic because a lot of children get into a fight and run away from home. An example is one of my classmate had run away from home and had gone to live with her uncle. The mother would get angry at Christopher for his mistakes. Also, many children grow up with only one parent, and this makes it difficult for them to adapt to their living environment.
I can connect these conflicts to different text from our previous classes. The first connects to Romeo and Juliet . In the book Mercutio gets in a fight with Tybalt similar Christopher and his father have fights though out the story . The third conflict is relatable to The Tell-Tale Heart because because the character has ongoing conflicts with him self. its just like Christopher he has conflicts with him self. But eventually, they both continue and complete the task. Lastly, I can connect the finale conflict to . Romeo resembles the characters in The Curious Incident because they both act hastily and don’t think about the consequences.
It is relevant to our society because it connects to everyone. Many children have a hard time adapting to society who have grown up with one pea rent. A lot of people face these conflicts everyday. is a current problem that many people are facing it. Not only young children, but adults and also teens. The next conflict is about Christopher vs himself. Relevant. We can see this in all parts of the worlds. Some people with disabilities have issues with them self. The last conflict is relevant to Christopher because he needs to challenge him self to fit in. We must think about the outcome of our actions and that is exactly what some people lack.
- Christopher has an ongoing conflict with his father, after learning that his father was in fact the one who killed Wellington. He gets terrified of his father, to the point where he decides to run away from home and live with his mother, in London. This is realistic because a lot of children get into a fight and run away from home.
- Judy Boone, Christopher’s mother, gets fed up with having to take care of Christopher. When Ed tells her to calm down and to pull herself together, she hit him, and they slowly began to drift apart. This results in conflict between the parents, and influences Christopher, as he ends up growing up without a motherly figure by his side.
- Christopher’s Father, Ed Boone, and Christopher’s neighbour, Mr Shears, are mad at each other because of Judy's decision to start seeing Roger more often, and moving in with him. Ed is upset that he found out that she had an affair with Roger, so he never wants to see either of them in his life.
- Later in the book, Mr. Shears and Judy Boone become mad at each other because of the risk of bodily harm towards Judy after she pulls a drunken Roger away from Christopher during the night. Mr Shears shows signs up discomfort and disliking towards Judy’s son and does not want him in their house. Judy, on the other hand, welcomes her son to stay for as long as he wishes and this argument results in their breaking up.
Person vs. Self
- Christopher is in conflict with himself because his disabilities limit the actions and thoughts that he can make, which in turn affect his overall behavior. He tries to fight this and prove to others that he is, in fact, the same by taking the A levels test at school. This is shown when he says to himself “I am going to prove that I’m not stupid. Next month I’m going to take my A level in maths and I’m going to get an A grade. No one has ever taken an A level at our school before” (Haddon 44).
Person vs. Society
- Christopher has problems dealing with society because he doesn't know how to act in public. His inability to take in a lot of information at once always confuses him, and as such, hinders his ability to interact with society. Society also judges him and makes it very difficult for him to adapt to his environments.
These conflicts are realistic because they are universal.These conflicts are a current problem that many people are facing it. Not only young children, but adults and also teens. This is realistic because a lot of children get into a fight and run away from home. An example is one of my classmate had run away from home and had gone to live with her uncle. The mother would get angry at Christopher for his mistakes. Also, many children grow up with only one parent, and this makes it difficult for them to adapt to their living environment.
I can connect these conflicts to different text from our previous classes. The first connects to Romeo and Juliet . In the book Mercutio gets in a fight with Tybalt similar Christopher and his father have fights though out the story . The third conflict is relatable to The Tell-Tale Heart because because the character has ongoing conflicts with him self. its just like Christopher he has conflicts with him self. But eventually, they both continue and complete the task. Lastly, I can connect the finale conflict to . Romeo resembles the characters in The Curious Incident because they both act hastily and don’t think about the consequences.
It is relevant to our society because it connects to everyone. Many children have a hard time adapting to society who have grown up with one pea rent. A lot of people face these conflicts everyday. is a current problem that many people are facing it. Not only young children, but adults and also teens. The next conflict is about Christopher vs himself. Relevant. We can see this in all parts of the worlds. Some people with disabilities have issues with them self. The last conflict is relevant to Christopher because he needs to challenge him self to fit in. We must think about the outcome of our actions and that is exactly what some people lack.