Talk:The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

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Contents 1 THEORY OF MIND 2 'Real novel' quote 3 Reading guide edition 4 The Title's Origins 5 Autism/Asperger's Syndrome 6 Abnormalities section/plot and character info

[edit] THEORY OF MIND

one incident described in the book is in fact a recreation of a famous experiment regarding Theory of mind.

Please do tell which! AaronSw 07:45, 23 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I would presume the one with the Smarties tube. Salvadors 07:27, May 21, 2005 (UTC)

Yes could someone please exand that part. It's the only bit of the article which doesn't really make sense to someone without background knowledge 195.93.21.36 19:12, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

I have added the experiment Plch 01:13, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

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Salvadors speaks with a wise tongue. In other news, some backcovers describe Cristopher's condition as Asperger's Syndrome, not autism. Not that this matters terribly, as they're pretty much labels for different portions of the same spectrum, and his AS would be a very deep one. --Kizor 11:48, 12 July 2005 (UTC

I've removed the words 'murdered' and 'dog-murder'. The word 'murder' refers specifically to the unlawful taking of human life. One cannot 'murder' a dog.

• Good point, anonymous person! I wonder, what would the correct term be? Canicide? Amicide? ThePedanticPrick 20:01, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
  • I believe it would be animal cruelty, however that's a large category so to the best of my knowledge there is no one specific word for murdering a dog.
    • How about theft or destruction of property? -Acjelen 02:28, 12 August 2005 (UTC)
      • Minor problem though as, whilst 'murder' usually refers to the taking of human life, the narrator uses the term, NOT seeing a distinction, and therefore I would find it MORE in keeping were it to be returned to the article. Also, by removing it, you are ofering a biased opinion - namely that human life is different to animal, and while it is a widely kept view, it is not necessarily a true one and thus cmpounds the thoughts of others. Please return it Anonymous or original writer. Thank you.Crescent 11:35, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
        • Its not a biased opinion, its a dictionary definition, murder refers to killing a human, not an animal... http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=murder
          • Er, did you actually read that page? check meanings 2,3,4 and 5 of the verb to murder Quirkie 02:14, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

It is also clearly the view-point character's position. Scare-quotes may be justified; removal is not.Septentrionalis 20:23, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 'Real novel' quote

• "I am veined with iron, with silver, and with streaks of common clay. I cannot contract into the firm fist which those clench who do not depend on stimulus."

It would be interesting to identify this, if genuine.Septentrionalis 20:23, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

It looks like it's a slight misquote from "The Waves" by Virginia Woolf. The original says "Veined as I am with iron, with silver and streaks of common mud, I cannot contract into the firm fist which those clench who do not depend upon stimulus." [1] It alludes to Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a statue of gold, silver, bronze, iron and clay in Daniel 2:31-33. Translation into plain English: "I'm not a tough, heartless guy." Jammycakes 21:57, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

I have read this book. It is a correct quote. --89.213.0.43 23:05, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

I've added this to the article 172.141.73.47 11:07, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reading guide edition

Co0uld anyone explain the difference between the reading guide edition of the book and the usual edition of the book. What extra information does the reading guide edtion of the bok include? 195.93.21.36 18:09, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Title's Origins

"The curious incident of the dog in the night-time" is also a line in the Sherlocks Holmes mystery "Silver Blaze." Can someone confirm this? 72.68.192.201 03:02, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

The quote appears in full at the top of the "Silver Blaze" article. I'm not sure it needs to be reproduced here, though. I think the current explanation is enough. Chris 42 11:24, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Autism/Asperger's Syndrome

This page says that Christopher has Autism, while the blurb on my edition (Vintage 2004) says he has Asperger's Syndrome. Clarification? 82.46.0.67 19:42, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Isn't Asperger's a mild form of autism? Update: 'Doctors see Asperger's syndrome as a mild form of autism. It is sometimes called "high-functioning autism". This means somebody with autism who looks like they do not have autism, but their brains still works differently than that of other people.' (from Wikipedia's article on Asperger's Syndrome in Simple English). Therefore, both the blurb and this page mean the same thing. Saying 'autism' is just describing it in a more vague sense. Should it be changed to Asperger's to reflect the nature of Christopher's condition more clearly? Another update: It's already been changed. :) Baberlp 20:20, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Abnormalities section/plot and character info

Added Abnormalities section and rewritten plot, added more info on characters and arranged them in order of importance). Admits that plot could be a little too brief. Abnormalities section can require some adding.... By the way, I just read the book finish today ^_^ heheh Fierywindz 13:05, 11 December 2006 (UTC)