Curious Flashcards
(25 cards)
what are three key themes in curious?
the fragility and/or importance of trust
the impact of family conflict
the comforts and/or the limitations of order and stability
who are the three main characters in curious?
ed (father), judy (mother), christopher boone (son)
what is a key quote from when chris finds out about his mother and wellington?
“Father had murdered Wellington. That meant he could murder me, because couldn’t trust him, even though he had said ‘trust me,’ because he had told a lie about a big thing”
what is a quote that’s really foreshadowing about truth and kinda hits ya once you’ve read the whole book and your like wow so foreshadowing
“And he always tells me the truth, which means that he loves me”
what is a quote about order and stability from this novel that shows christopher’s love of (time) organisation
“I like timetables because I like to know when everything is going to happen”
which quote describes how judy felt about the family situation when they were all living together?
“I remember looking at the two of you and seeing how you were really different with him… you didn’t shout at one another… it made me so sad because… you didn’t really need me at all”
what does ed say about getting angry at chris?
“I know I lose my rag occasionally. I know I get angry. I know I shout. And I know I shouldn’t”
what does ed say about truth?
“it’s bloody hard telling the truth all the time”
what does chris say about his eating habits?
“I don’t like eating food from places I don’t know”
chris says that his father said sorry for hitting him. quote what he said.
“The next day father said he was sorry that he had hit me and he didn’t mean to”
who is the author of curious
mark haddon
what are some key relationships in curious
ed and chris chris and judy chris and siobhan ed and judy chris and toby 😜😜😜
how does billy try to gain back stability at the train station?
and it was like counting and saying, “left, right, left, right, left, right…”
which quote shows that Chris loves plans as part of his order and stability theme
And then I formulated a plan. And that made me feel better
which quote from the train station shows chris’s love of rhythm in his life
and it was like counting and saying ‘Left, right, left, right, left, right …’
what is the quote from when chris finds out that his mother is not dead after all
mother had not had a heart attack. mother had not died…. father had lied about this
describe briefly the relationship between ed and judy
can be tough to communicate
not in each other’s lives anymore —> come back together at end
often don’t agree with one another
judy feels like she wasn’t needed when her and ed we’re together
describe the relationship between christopher and ed
ed is primary caregiver of chris
have a falling out because of loss of trust - mother was alive, father killed wellington
describe the relationship between chris and judy
chris believes judy is dead
chris trusts judy more than ed at loss of trust moment
chris and judy become closer - she reintroduces a mother figure into his life
why does the quote “father had murdered wellington, that meant he could murder me” show the fragility/importance of trust
christopher loses all faith in his father after trust is lost
it is important in their relationship because that is how chris defines love due to not being able to feel it due to his autism spectrum disorder
due to his autism, chris overestimates his fathers intentions and loses trust overt quickly
it is very difficult for him to gain it back due to autism
why does the quote “and I know I lose my rag occasionally. I know I get angry. I know I shout. And I know I shouldn’t” show family conflict
things aren’t always easy at the boone household
they fight a lot and shout as shown by this quote
chris has no way to fight back due to autism
it shows that the family often clashes because looking after christopher can be hard, but really ed loves him even if he struggles to show it
why does the quote “left right left right” shoe order and stability and what is the quotes context
it is when chris is in the train station heading to london
the new noises and busyness of all the people around him are stressing him out
in order to gain some form of order he counts left right left right in his head
this helps him to have some form of rhythm to help him in the train station
why does the author depict chris with autism
to show how difficult it can be for both the caregivers of an autistic child and also the child themselves
it can be difficult because of the child’s restraints on what they are comfortable with and what they can do
what effect does chris’s character development have on the reader
they see that it is possible to overcome obstacles such as autism to progress in life
sometimes things can be made more difficult by things such as mental or physical disorders, however they can be overcome to achieve normal or extended quality of life
