Posting About Posts - P.D.

Peter Diller's Blog Post

My blog post is about Peter Diller's social issue post and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon. In this book, an autistic child named Christopher becomes accused of a dog slaughter. As he slowly finds the culprit, he slowly understands life and (partially) his love for his parents.

What I find captivating in Peter's blog post is that he describes his thoughts in an engaging way - something along the lines of, "oh yeah, I never thought of that..." or "yeah, I think this too". His questions mostly describe this situation. Otherwise, his vocabulary and flow of his paragraphs are very sophisticated. I also tried using research as one of my factors to my blog posts.

I have read this book, and became inspired by this blog post. His research also wanted me to learn more about autism. His post made me think about connected questions relating to autism - whether we should accept autistic people as 'one' of 'us', and I wouldn't know what to do either. My first thoughts would be to gather all autistic children and put them into another community, or provide a better education in a public autism school; but the probability that it'll work remains to the low 10%s.

Or maybe society as a whole doesn't have to do a thing. Maybe scientists and researchers will find a way to cure autism - perhaps, through the use of genetic engineering, or brain inputs. Technology, especially in the medical major, has seriously been advancing since the 1900s. Maybe we can find a way this year. Or next year. Possibly a few decades, or even more. But eventually, we will find a cure.

Of all of the blogs I've read so far, I find this one the most interesting. I say this because of his intriguing, compelling language and provoking thoughts that can really improve our own blogs. His posts may even change the world for a better.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. (SPOILER)

NOTE: SPOILER. REALLY BAD SPOILER.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon refers to an autistic boy named Christopher Boone, and was accused of murdering a dog whom he's never killed. Because of his curiosity, he sets out to find the culprit and afterwards escapes his father.

I find it very saddening for one, because what Christopher does not realize is the human emotion. I cannot understand why he does not comprehend emotions, either - although, it may have been because a moment in life scarred him, which is possible, since he was told that his mother died from a heart attack. I, myself, would be in a trauma as well.

Autism is a disorder that affects the brain's growth in social and communication skills. Many of the symptoms include memorization of passages, stress during change of regime, painful noises, harsh times to make friends, so on and so forth. In my opinion, Christopher can also have a related ADHD symptom as well (intensive screaming).

What I find disappointing is the way he's being treated towards his parents, especially his mother. Christopher's mother left her own son because of her uncontrollable temper towards him. Knowing that, anyone can spot that she's irresponsible, no matter what. Besides, Christopher received autism from his mother, who was a carrier. It's not Christopher's fault. If you were to sum it up in an equation, the answer will end up as his mother and father.

I accuse Christopher's father as well for the troublesome part of the plot. One, being that he killed a dog because he was envious towards it and Mr.&Mrs.Shears is completely bogus. It also scarred Christopher's life. Two, he never told Christopher that his mother was still alive. I can understand why he wanted to keep it a secret; however, it's still somewhat bogus (especially since he's a man now).

Despite the fact that the plot is very twisted, it's intriguing.

SPOILERS. When you Reach Me Part II.

My far the most unexpected-moment-story I've ever read. Please note: there are many spoilers.

In When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead, main character Miranda realizes that the notes she received were actually from the "laughing man", known to be a crazy person on her block.

My current thoughts to the story all focus on the laughing man. The laughing man, who apparently knew that Sal was going to die and he saved him. The laughing man, who died saving him. It all sounds abnormal, yet makes sense.

First, the reason why Miranda referred to "you" in the book, was because she was writing directly to the noter, the laughing man. At first, I thought the mysterious person who wrote the notes was Sal, or Marcus. The main reason why I thought of it as Sal was because he was a very close friend to Miranda until the pandemonium. Sal may have avoided Miranda because of the notes and him being troubled, or because he felt troubled because he entered Miranda's house, which was almost a diameter away. I also thought that it was Marcus because he punched Sal. It was probably because he wanted him to stop being with Miranda so he can hide the notes. However,it turned out to be neither.

Unfortunately, what I cannot comprehend is how the laughing man knew that Sal was going to die. As intelligent as a person can be, it is nearly impossible for someone to tell the future, especially like that. When reading the last note in the book, I honestly thought that the note was from someone in the future trying to save Sal - possibly, future Sal? Something of the sort. Unexpectedly, it was the homeless guy on the street, practicing his kicks on that corner to prepare for saving Sal. It's seriously tearing to hear such a good old man being treated like a drunk person who's homeless.

But, it brings another questioning factor - why did the laughing man save Sal? May it be because he knows Miranda? Or maybe because he wanted to become a savior when he dies? It's all so confusing. Yet, it brings us to the question - are all homeless people crazy?

No. Maybe yes, if they were drinking enough Tequila to lie on the streets. But the laughing man tried so hard; I can actually picture him - kicking, crying, laughing. It was only for one reason.

To save Sal.