Does The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time Explore The Concept Of Truth

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According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, lying means to tell an account of an untrue event or give false information. General Statement regarding topic: All people tell lies. However, everyone’s logic behind telling a lie is completely different and is viewed differently by everyone who is told a lie especially if the person has a form of autism. Further narrow from general statement to specifics of topic: Some people seem to tell lies for one of two reasons -- to protect themselves or to protect others. In the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time both motivations occur: Christopher simply does not lie; his dad, however, concocts a huge lie in order to protect his son. THESIS STATEMENT (how and why): How does the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time explore the concept of truth and lies? The novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time explores the concept of truth and lies through the eyes of Christopher, the main character, who has autism. His narrative perspective only allows the reader to understand what his own mind is capable of understanding such as his views on lying, facial …show more content…

He says, “I do not tell lies. Mother used to say that this was because I was a good person. But it is not because I am a good person because I can’t tell lies.” This means that because of his learning disabilities, his mind physically can’t let him tell something that is not true because he just is not wired that way. People without autism have a better grasp on lies and being told them. He thinks that telling the truth is just something that should be done no matter what and just because he tells the truth does not make him a good person. His mom, however, understands that everyone else lies and she is trying to tell Christopher that he is a good person by not

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