My Opinions On The Curious Incident

One of the many things I like about 'The Curious Incident' is how we as the reader get to experience Christophers journey with him and therefore get to see and understand more clearly how a person with his condition reacts and behaves in certain situations.
I personally have never met anyone with Asperger's Syndrome so I find it very interesting to read. For example, when Christopher is waiting on the platform to head to London various incidents happen that I find fairly amusing. Such as, when a man approaches Chris asking him if he is lost, Christopher retaliates by withdrawing a swiss army knife from his pocket. Obviously, if a person not suffering from Asperger's was confronted with this situation they would not react this way but Christopher does not understand that what he is doing it wrong and interpret's the way the man responds, by holding his hands up and retreating in fear, as him offering a gesture of love 'just as mother and father did'. I like how Mark Haddon uses pathos in these situations, I find it amusing yet sad at the same time because Chris doesnt understand things easily so I inevitably feel sorry for him.
There is another part of the story were Chris is placed in a similair situation on page 200. He is on the train but needs to 'wee' however Christopher isn't aware that there are toilets on a train and accidently 'leaked a bit and wet my trousers'. Again this is using pathos as although it is humorous, like when he talks about 'poo', I feel sympathetic because it would be embarasing to wet yourself in public. I find it interesting to read about because Christopher seems unfased by the whole ordeal.