Notes

Summary: Chapter 29
Christopher finds people confusing because they often communicate non-verbally through facial expressions. They also use metaphors, which equate one thing with another when neither has any actual relation to the other.

Summary Chapter 47:
The school psychologist, Mr. Jeavons, points out that Christopher’s system surprises him since Christopher is so logical. Christopher says he likes to have an order for things, even if the order isn’t logical.

Summary: Chapter 73
Christopher describes the arguments that his mother and father used to have as so bad that he thought they might get divorced. Their fighting, he says, had to do with the stress that resulted from taking care of him and dealing with his behavioral problems. He recalls that sometimes his behavioral problems would make his mother and father angry at each other. His mother used to say Christopher would lead her to an early grave. He writes that many of his problems have gone now, because he has grown up and can make decisions for himself.

chapter 79-89
After promising his father he won’t mention Mr. Shears again or pursue his investigation, Christopher talks about his desire to be an astronaut, which he fantasizes about mainly because it would allow him to work alone, with only limited contact with other people. In other words, he wouldn’t have to deal with the complex human emotions and social interactions, such as his interactions with his father, that he finds so difficult to decipher.

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How do you gauge, how much of truth can be withhold?
Who were the better parent?
Christopher's limited Perspective
Bearer of Truth