Abril Sanchez Professor Dobyns CRN#-21754 21 March 2012 Knowing Christopher: An outline Thesis: Although Christopher and his

father dont agree on everything, a few things that are clear them is that Christopher is intelligent, sensitive to a few things, and childish I. Introduction A. A father and son should always have connection of some type no matter how life has treated them. B. Knowing that it isnt easy bonding with a child that has autism and reacts completely different towards many things that Christophers father didnt expect. 1. To care more about his studies than hanging out with him. 2. Having to have comfort him in certain way to resist the news of losing his mother. 3. Always being picky with many things. C. Although Christopher and his father dont agree on everything, a few things that are clear them is that Christopher is intelligent, sensitive to a few things, and childish. D. Afterall, their bond gets stronger little by little without them knowing because life has shown them to understand one another in a certain way that cant be explained by anyone. II. In one way or another Christophers intelligence aspires his father to believe he is able to do anything that he puts his mind too. A. They both eventually take Christopher to possibly become known for loving science, and math with a passion. 1.And I thought about how long for a long time scientists were puzzled by the fact that the sky is dark at nightso that the sky should be full of starlight because there is very little in the way to stop the light reaching earth. Pg 10 a. 2.Mr. Jeavons said I like maths because it was safemeant solving problems, and these problems were difficult and interesting but there was a straightforward answer at the end. a. B. Christopher knows how to trick his father about writing a book he didnt agree with. 1. C. He would definitely not let anyone put him down saying that he isnt able to achieve something. 1. III. Christopher might seem strong with many circumstances, but there are a few moments that he breaks down and his father tries finding a way to comfort him. A. Pretending his mother had died meanwhile she had abandoned them. 1.Father said that she died of a heart attack and it wasnt expected. Pg 27 a. 2.Then I noticed that there were lots of other envelopes and they were all addressed to me Your Mum. Pg96-8 a. B. Finding out that his own father had lied to him about a few incidents. 1.Thats my cupboard, Christopher.Those are oh shit.Shit,shit,shit,shit. pg114 a. 2. Im sorry, Christopher.Im so sorryYou read the letters. Pg114 a. 3. I killed Wellington,Christopher. Pg.120 a.

C. Then may be not feeling comfortable around the one person that has been there for him and decides to runaway. 1. I screamed and pushed him backward so he fell off the bed he stood up and took a deep breath and went out of the room. Pg. 122 a. 2.Father murdered Wellington. That meant he could murder me, because I couldnt I couldnt trust him. Pg 122. a. D. Then to feel loved they have a certain type of affection. 1. They would reach out their hand and open it up as a fan then they would hold the hand for a little while. a. 2. Then always saying the truth is a big thing for both of them although it was broken quickly. a. IV. No matter how old Christopher is he will always have childish trait to his person because of the ways he reacts although it is normal to him. A. He panics easily for the reason the reason he doesnt like being around people. 1.So I cover my ears to block out the noise and think I said to myself, in my head, not out loud, I will walk down the tunnel and there might be somewhere I can sit down and close my eyes. Pg. 145 B. Tries hiding for problems or situations that needs to be covered/ talked about. 1. C. He will always has a preference of doing something whether if his father(anyone) agrees or not. 1. V. Conclusion.