Haddon, Mark: *1962
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, 2003 - Language/Style
- English Language Level: Intermediate
- Sentence Structures – Mostly short, simple, or compound sentences.
Vocabulary – Everyday words, with some mathematical and scientific terms.
Figurative Language – Minimal; ideas are explained literally.
Grammar – Standard and consistent, not experimental or complex.
- Sentence Structures – Mostly short, simple, or compound sentences.
- Haddon simplified the language to reflect the narrator’s way of thinking while keeping the ideas complex enough to require a good level of English proficiency.