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The audience feels fear for Christopher as he struggles to navigate his way to the train station. He tries to use his train set to remember his way through the station before realising it was different. "My train set had a little building... But the train station in Swindon wasn't like that". The audience starts to feel slightly anxious for Christopher because he did not know how to get a train ticket.

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Another thing that is dificult about his school life is students thinking that he is stupid and calling him 'special needs.'

Strategy:

When he is call special needs he doesnt care by rationalising that everyone has special needs. He also disregards their words as something he does not care about. If someone were to hit him, he plans on using his Swiss knife in self defence. He also plans on taking A levels to prove that he is not stupid.

Evidence:

"everyone has special needs"

"But I dont take any notice beacuse i dont liten to what other people say and only sticks and stones can break my bones."

"I have a swiss army knife if they hit me"

and that he will prove that he will

(pg 56)

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Strategy: Christopher talks about not knowing all of his neighbours and even the ones he knew by name still felt like strangers. "You're Mr Thompson......I'm Mr Thompsons brother."p. 47 While he was talking to these neighbours he says " i did not look at his face." p. 47 showing a stratergy to cope with not liking to make eye contact.

Evidence:

"i did not look at his face. I do not like looking at peoples faces, especially if they are strangers." p. 47 "then he laughed. i do not like poeople laughing at me, so i turned and walked away." p. 50

These stratergies helped him to feel comfortable in talking with his neighbours. By not making eye contact or looking at their faces helped him get over not wanting to talk to them.

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Christopher finds/found other people's minds difficult to understand in both school and outside settings.

Strategy:

Christopher decided that understand how others think better, he had to look at other people's thinking like a puzzle. Because if something is a puzzle there has to be a way to solve it. He also decides a mind is also like a computer, because the mind is a complicated machine.

This strategy helps Chrisopher feel calm, as if he gives something a logical answer it will make more sense to him. He creates a way to rationalise and compare things to stuff he already understands, building on his knowledge, and so he doesn't flip out and get overwhelmed. ?

This helps the audience his thought process in things, and why he may start randomly comparing stuff to something quite different from the original topic.

help lol

yet to do evidence but on page 145-146

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on page 153 he counts by 2s up to 32,768 before he sneaks out of the house. He does this to pass the time and cope with the information about his father lying about his dead mum. He uses numbers because that's what he understands.

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To navigate the world when travelling to London he uses things he understands like maths and graphs to get around and understand more about the place he is travelling to.

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Strategy:

Christopher sees his neighbours as strangers, and he doesn't like interacting with people, especially strangers. 'So talking to the other people in our street was brave.' p. 46. To help him cope with talking to them, he uses organisation and planning (and protection!) as a strategy.

Evidence:

"First of all, I made a plan of our part of the street which is called Randolph Street'. p 46. Mrs Shears' House and his own house are marked. 'Then I made sure I had my Swiss Army Knife in my pocket and I went out and knocked on the door of number 40 which is opposite Mrs Shears' house which means they were most likely to have seen something.'

This strategy helps him to feel safe in situations he finds difficult. The planning he undertakes to overcome his fear in this setting helps the reader understand his challenges and how difficult it is for him to navigate his world.

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Christopher finds his trip to London overwhelming and frightening in so many ways. Give examples of what Christopher finds challenging on this journey, and the strategies he uses to cope with these challenges. How does this encourage empathy for him?

Use quotes to support your answers (include page numbers).

See pages 162-164 and 168-232

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Christopher's experience of school is difficult and he believes that all the other children there are 'stupid' (p.56). What else does he find difficult in his schooling life? What strategies does he employ to cope with these difficulties? How does this encourage empathy for him?

Use quotes from the text to support your answers (include page numbers).

See pages 56-58, 67-68 and 145-146

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Christopher doesn't like being around people he doesn't know. When he investigates Wellington's death, he has to interact with his neighbours.

What strategies does he use to make it more manageable for himself and to feel safe? How does this encourage empathy for him?

Use quotes from the text to support your answers (include pages numbers).

See pages 42-55, and page 71