Submit your Literary Analysis paper on the assigned novel  “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” authored by Mark Haddon. Technical Requirements : 4-5 pages in length, not including cover page and references page  Use the APA template with APA cover and References page attached Use a minimum of 5 outside resources, in addition to the textbook At least three of the five resources need to be from the Rasmussen Online Library. The remaining articles should be from credible sources. Outline and Thesis  The introduction The thesis statement The annotated bibliography  References Introduction   The paper focuses on the thesis and annotated bibliography of the Novel- “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” authored by Mark Haddon.  The books narrates  how Christopher a  fifteen-year-old mathematician was mistaken for a dog killer, but later acquitted; he decides to search for the dog  killer (Huddon, 2003).  While in class, his teacher gives him an assignment to write a story.  In response, Christopher writes a detective story titled the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.   The Thesis Statement  The author of the novel uses different literary elements to write the story.  For instance, Christopher Boone, who is the main character in the novel suffers from Asperger's syndrome, he is a literalist and a math whiz (Haddon, 2003). It indicates that although he is mentally challenged, he is able to solve problems including conducting detective work.  The paper explains four elements of fiction namely; the themes, the style, the characters and the tone depicted in the novel.  Annotated Bibliography Haddon, M (2003). The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.  London: Jonathan Cape Publishers  The novel explains a detective story written as a class assignment by Christopher Boon.  The author explains that detective work entailed interviewing residents. During the detection, Christopher unveils new information, which although not related to the objective of the investigation, reveals that his father had a romantic a fair with the dog owner.  It shows that during investigations some new information is discovered.  For example, Christopher discovered that his father had lied to him about his mother’s disappearance. The novel exhibits the themes of autism, detection and tragedy. Hansen, L (2003). Interview: Mark Haddon discusses his Book- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. NPR Weekend Edition, on 12thOctober 2003. Web. Accessed on 19/1/2019.  The interview highlights tragedy as one of the themes in the Novel. The author of the novel explains that the book starts with the death of a dog, which was found lying on the grass near Mrs. Shears’ house.  The death of the dog is what triggered the writing of the detective story by Christopher Boone.  The interview explains the tone of the novel as being neutral tone   using a boy’s voice.  The neutral tone explains what the author ...

1. Submit your Literary Analysis paper on the assigned novel
“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” authored
by Mark Haddon.
Technical Requirements
:
4-5 pages in length, not including cover page and references
page
Use the APA template with APA cover and References page
attached
Use a minimum of 5 outside resources, in addition to the
textbook
At least three of the five resources need to be from the
Rasmussen Online Library. The remaining articles should be
from credible sources.
Outline and Thesis
The introduction
The thesis statement
The annotated bibliography
References
Introduction

2. The paper focuses on the thesis and annotated bibliography of
the Novel- “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time”
authored by Mark Haddon. The books narrates how
Christopher a fifteen-year-old mathematician was mistaken for
a dog killer, but later acquitted; he decides to search for the
dog killer (Huddon, 2003). While in class, his teacher gives
him an assignment to write a story. In response, Christopher
writes a detective story titled the Curious Incident of the Dog in
the Night-time.
The Thesis Statement
The author of the novel uses different literary elements to write
the story. For instance, Christopher Boone, who is the main
character in the novel suffers from Asperger's syndrome, he is a
literalist and a math whiz (Haddon, 2003). It indicates that
although he is mentally challenged, he is able to solve problems
including conducting detective work. The paper explains four
elements of fiction namely; the themes, the style, the characters
and the tone depicted in the novel.
Annotated Bibliography
Haddon, M (2003). The Curious Incident of the Dog in the
Night-time.
London: Jonathan Cape
Publishers
The novel explains a detective story written as a class
assignment by Christopher Boon. The author explains that
detective work entailed interviewing residents. During the
detection, Christopher unveils new information, which although

3. not related to the objective of the investigation, reveals that his
father had a romantic a fair with the dog owner. It shows that
during investigations some new information is discovered. For
example, Christopher discovered that his father had lied to him
about his mother’s disappearance. The novel exhibits the themes
of autism, detection and tragedy.
Hansen, L (2003). Interview: Mark Haddon discusses his Book-
The Curious Incident of the Dog
in the Night-time.
NPR Weekend Edition,
on 12thOctober 2003. Web. Accessed on
19/1/2019.
The interview highlights tragedy as one of the themes in the
Novel. The author of the novel explains that the book starts
with the death of a dog, which was found lying on the grass
near Mrs. Shears’ house. The death of the dog is what triggered
the writing of the detective story by Christopher Boone. The
interview explains the tone of the novel as being neutral tone
using a boy’s voice. The neutral tone explains what the author
feels about the story. The interview is important because it
explains the feeling of the author about the story
Brock, A. (2014).
Brock’s folk. In G. Cuthbertson, and Owen G., Wilfred (p. 200).
New Haven,
NJ: Yale University Press.
The chapter explains how Arthur Brock influenced Wilfred
Owen to use spirits of place in poems. The article explains the

4. use of the stylistic device in literary works particularly in
poetry. The article is appropriate for the paper because it
supports the thesis statement by explaining some of the literary
styles.
Hughes T & Harding, K (2014). The Curious Incident of the
Dog in the Night-time.
BMJ
Journals
, 14(6), pp. 357-367
The article explains how individuals’ suffering from autism
can be understood and appreciated. Notably, people with
autism are difficult to understand because of their queer
communication channels. People with Asperger’s syndrome
feel different; therefore, the article explains how such people
feel when in a company of others. The article helps to explain
the theme of autism, which is depicted in the novel.
Bill, G (2004).
The Curious Incidence of Novels about Asperger’s Syndrome.
Children’s
Literature in
Education,
35(1), pp. 271-284.
Conclusion, the article explains Asperger’s syndrome. The
explanation helps to understand the book and evaluate the
character of Christopher Boone, who is the main character in

5. the novel. For instance, the novel explains that Christopher
likes being alone, tight spaces, dogs, prison cells and detective
stories. Such behavior is well explained from the perspective of
Asperger’s Syndrome. The article contributes to the
explanation of the thesis.
References
Bill, G (2004). The Curious Incidence of Novels about
Asperger’s Syndrome.
Children’s
Literature in Education,
35(1), pp. 271-284.
Brock, A. (2014). Brock’s folk. In G. Cuthbertson, and Owen
G., Wilfred (p. 200). New Haven, NJ: Yale University Press.
Haddon, M (2003). The Curious Incident of the Dog in the
Night-Time. London: Jonathan Cape Publishers.
Hansen, L (2003). Interview: Mark Haddon discusses his Book-
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.
NPR Weekend Edition,
on 12thOctober 2003. Web. Accessed on 19/1/2019.
Hughes T & Harding, K (2014). The Curious Incident of the
Dog in the Night-time.
BMJ
Journals
, 14(6), pp. 357-367