Reading+Reflections+;)

__The Moral Life Of Children__: I think Ruby is well aware of the problems she has to deal with in society but chooses not to really face them. She lives out of hope and faith through religion, hoping that one day being a good moral person will end in her being rewarded. Hank feels for the black student because he has empathy for that student. His father is an alcoholic and abusive to Hank and his siblings and his mother is not really there. I think hank understands how it feels to be picked on.

__The Uses of Enchantment Should censored versions of fairytale's be told?__ I think that fairytale versions should be censored. I wouldn't want my child to watch movies that involve graphic and violent scenes. Even though fairytales can be used to relieve inner struggles in the child, i don't think being exposed to some of the things that are in fairytales are necessary. I think that fairy tales should be told to children in a more real version but should be censsored enough so that they arn't viewing such graphic versions which could scare them.

__The Uses of Enchantment__ It is said that these fairytales actually help children get over and relieve struggles within themselves. The parent is usually seen as being the "giant" or "evil" and the child or smaller person is usually seen conquering the "evil giant" or parent. For example Jack and the Beanstalk. The small boy outsmarts the giant. This kind of story gives hope to the child of overthrowing their parents. This may please them because they would want to overthrow the one who is controling them or telling them what to do, this however may actually put thoughts in their head that they can overthrow their own parents.

__The Curious Incident of the dog in the night-time__ The beginning of the book puts us into the point of view of an autistic person. Christopher is on a mission to figure out who killed Mrs. Shears dog. He talks about how people are complicated because of their facial expression, and that he doesn't understand people. I can understand where he is coming from. He says that a certain colors and number of cars that he sees will decide whether it is a good or a black day. He claims that people aren't logical and that his methods are more logical. From my own experiences i see Christopher do some of the same things other kids with autism do.

__The Curious Incident of the dog in the night-time__ Christopher has decided to figure out the who murdered Mrs. Shears dog. He comes to find out from his new "friend" Mrs. Alexander that Mr. Shears and his mother were having an affair. Christopher says he isn't upset about this, and doesn't seem upset about his mothers death either. In fact he likes when Mrs. Shears stays over and cleans because she makes sure all the jars/labels are straight. He talks about how he wants to be an astronaut because he likes the color of metal, and he likes small spaces as long as he is along. So far i think this book is really insightful in putting us into Christopher's shoes.

__The Curious Incident of the dog in the night-time__ Christopher likes animals because he can understand their emotions. They have four moods, happy,sad,cross, and concentrating according to Christopher. People are much more difficult to understand because they have a lot of different facial expressions and it's hard to figure out what they mean.

__The Curious Incident of the dog in the night-time__ People who are normal and people who are autistic sometimes carry the same traits. I could compare myself to Christopher because i do things that are weird or different just like Christopher does. For example Christopher can't allow his food to touch, or the color of a car decided whether its a good or bad day. Some people do things that may not be normal like fixing the bathroom sink, or combing their hair a certain number of times. Another example is that Christopher can't figure out emotions, and sometimes people have bad interpersonal skills.