『한밤중에 개에게 일어난 의문의 사건』에 나타난 성장의 진실 (The Truth of Growth through The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time)

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· 발행기관 : 한국동서비교문학학회
· 수록지 정보 : 동서비교문학저널 / 34호 / 95 ~ 119페이지
· 저자명 : 목현정

초록

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon is a story of a young boy named Christopher who has Asperger’s Syndrome. From the beginning, he investigates the death of a neighbour’s dog, and he writes a detective work about this investigation, with the encouragement of Siobhan. He explores the world in his own way with the question “Who killed the dog?”. He tries to solve the mystery of the murder of the dog. But his writing takes us in some unexpected directions. The clues and answers about the dog’s murder are eventually concluded in his life. The truth of the growth behind his detective work is revealed by Christopher himself. He can’t communicate with people and he is an outsider of the world.
Christopher has a special gift in mathematics and likes to find prime numbers. As people have uncertain future and cannot find the rules of prime numbers, unexpectedly he learns more about himself. His story is revealed through prime numbers. He is like the number ‘1’, and the situations which he finds himself in are like the other prime numbers. Just like the prime number ‘1’, he is the only one outside of these situations being able to ‘divide’, or see into the situation clearly.
He finally finds 2 to 233 of the prime numbers in his own story. He also passed the A level test. His tough journey from Swindon to London is for him a terrifying leap into the world. Through his writing and narration we can see Christopher’s coming-of-age. The teenage protagonist becomes independent and finds his way to be in the world. The adult readers also become to ask how you know about yourself, what you can do and what is the truth and falsehood we believe in.
Through this paper, I hope we can have an open mind towards specialized students and teenagers we will meet as a teacher or an adult.

영어초록

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon is a story of a young boy named Christopher who has Asperger’s Syndrome. From the beginning, he investigates the death of a neighbour’s dog, and he writes a detective work about this investigation, with the encouragement of Siobhan. He explores the world in his own way with the question “Who killed the dog?”. He tries to solve the mystery of the murder of the dog. But his writing takes us in some unexpected directions. The clues and answers about the dog’s murder are eventually concluded in his life. The truth of the growth behind his detective work is revealed by Christopher himself. He can’t communicate with people and he is an outsider of the world.
Christopher has a special gift in mathematics and likes to find prime numbers. As people have uncertain future and cannot find the rules of prime numbers, unexpectedly he learns more about himself. His story is revealed through prime numbers. He is like the number ‘1’, and the situations which he finds himself in are like the other prime numbers. Just like the prime number ‘1’, he is the only one outside of these situations being able to ‘divide’, or see into the situation clearly.
He finally finds 2 to 233 of the prime numbers in his own story. He also passed the A level test. His tough journey from Swindon to London is for him a terrifying leap into the world. Through his writing and narration we can see Christopher’s coming-of-age. The teenage protagonist becomes independent and finds his way to be in the world. The adult readers also become to ask how you know about yourself, what you can do and what is the truth and falsehood we believe in.
Through this paper, I hope we can have an open mind towards specialized students and teenagers we will meet as a teacher or an adult.

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