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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was narrated in the first person by Christopher Boone, however if it had been narrated in the third person the audience would not have understood the meaning as Christopher felt. Communication, social interactions, relationships, and Christopher's autism spectrum disorder were some of the main areas expressed in the novel. Christopher's communications were quite precise, which allowed the reader to understand the text in more depth, which made it easier, but if the book was written in third person the reader would not understand the projected social interactions. A moment of in-depth communication occurred when Christopher was taken to prison. Christopher then listed what he had in his pockets (for example). Seven things were confiscated at the police station from my pocket, including: a Swiss army knife with 13 accessories, including a wire stripper, a saw, a toothpick and tweezers. .A piece of string.A piece of a wooden puzzle.3 pellets of mouse food for Toby, my rat.1.47 pounds.A red paper clip.A key to the front door.But if this was written in the third person the narrator would not exclaim what contents are in a character's pocket, although he would say "7 things were confiscated from Christopher's pockets as he entered prison. Many social interactions were shown in the book, but the most interesting was Christopher and his Father; they both had a great relationship. One of them was when Dad bailed Christopher out. The police interviewed Christopher, one question said, “Was that an accident where you hit a police officer?" Christopher then replied no, it wasn't, I meant to. He was left... halfway down the paper... r. Having this written in the first person allows the audience to have a greater understanding. Also it makes the reader feel like they are in the book. However, if this book were written in the third person, the text would go on forever and you wouldn't understand its full potential. Having Christopher narrate the book in the first person is important because it is easier for the reader to understand his writing. account of the murder of Mr and Mrs Sheers' dog (Wellington); A step-by-step investigation is projected and shown to the reader when narrated in first person. If the book were narrated in the third person the reader would not understand how Christopher feels about certain situations. This is also an effect reported in the book because the author wants to project Christopher's autism spectrum disorder condition to the reader.