ENG4C
Ms. Haveruk
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Essay Topics
Choose one of the following topics and write a fully developed and well-supported
argument in the form of a five-paragraph essay.
1. Christopher quotes Mother as saying that his behavior would “drive her to an
early grave.” Citing evidence from the text, to what extent does Christopher feel
responsible for Mother’s “death”? Do her letters and eventual reappearance
change how he feels?
2. Think of the novel as narrated in the third person, instead of by Christopher.
Describe how this change would affect our views of the characters and the
emotional impact of the novel.
3. Christopher appears to believe in always acting logically. Does Christopher
always behave logically, and what does this tell us about his character?
4. Describe the significant ways in which Christopher’s character has and has not
changed over the course of the novel.
Taken from Sparknotes The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Study Questions & Essay Topics
(http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time/study.html)