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Analysis – Mark Haddons style of writing

Write about the style of writing the author uses.

In the novel Mark Haddon puts himself in the position of the 15 years old Christopher Boone. Because he is still very young, the author’s changed his style of writing and built his sentences in a special way (as a young boy might do). You already realise this if you have a look at the first few pages; Christopher or rather Mark Haddon uses many main clauses that are sparsely embellished and short. There are only a few sub-clauses and the order of words is often repeated. It is also interesting to see that the author rarely tried to connect two sentences, so his description of people, places or ongoing situations appear to be a list that is read down by someone. This style might be connected to Christopher’s disability and the analytical and rational perspective that comes with it. In my opinion, Haddon made it possible to create an interesting and unique mixture of a young inexperienced boy and an aloofed analyst. Doing so, Haddon also doesn’t miss to explain Christophers emotions in a comprehensible way. It is also very interesting and important (at least from my perspective) how directly Christopher sometimes says things, like for example describing people in a very rude and honest way.


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  1. Julia H.4. Dezember 2017 um 22:55

    Very, very good job. You would be a good literature student, you analyze the writing style perfectly. Haddon does use a very special style here and you grasp and explain it well.

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    1. Siriam11. Dezember 2017 um 23:53

      Thank you very much! For the analysis I could use a lot of stuff that we learned here at the BMS :)

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    2. Julia H.18. Dezember 2017 um 01:21

      That's great! It's a nice feeling to apply things you learn at school, no? Makes studying more fun :)

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