Diversitet i 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'

The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night Time- Essay on Diversity

In the novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, writer Mark Haddon tells the tale of a young Christopher Boone, and his journey to uncover the mystery of who killed his neighbor’s dog, Wellington. Christopher narrates this story in a unique way, giving readers a glimpse into the mind of a fifteen year-old boy who has Asperger’s Syndrome, a type of autistic disorder. Christopher uses unconventional quirks, such as his excellence in mathematics, his keen photographic memory, and his perseverance to succeed, to his advantage, which eventually helps him solve the murder mystery. Haddon informs readers that ”The curious Incident is not a book about Asperger’s...if anything it’s a novel about difference, about being an outsider, about seeing the world in a surprising and revealing way. The book is not specifically about any specific disorder” and I clearly understand what Mark Haddon means, the book is more about diversity than Asperger’s syndrome, diversity is a concept that considers the many ways we are alike while respecting the ways we are different. When we value diversity, we do not try to make all of us the same instead we embrace the differences that make each of us unique. Labels say nothing about a person, they only say how the rest of us categories that person. Treating real people with dignity is always about peeling the labels off. A diagnosis may lead to practical help, but genuinely understanding another human involves talking and listening to them and finding out what makes them an individual, unique, and not what makes them part of a group.