My view of what the main themes are in our play:

 

My view of what the main themes are in our play:

I feel the main theme in the play is the battle for independence and this is shown mainly through Christopher. I feel that as he is experiencing what most teenagers do the need for freedom and independence and this is clearly shown through his relationship with his farther Ed as the play develops he continuously ignores Ed’s orders and runs off on his own. This theme greatly influences the change and development of Christopher through the play and I feel is the main and most important theme as it is looked into in almost every scene. At the start of the play he can’t handle difficult situations often breaking down and trying to block out his problems (curling into a ball and moaning) he eventually with guidance from Siobhan manages to get to London by himself and take his maths A levels showing that he has become a much more independent person. I feel the play revolves heavily around Christopher so his development is the key to the whole play making this theme in my view the most important.

Another key theme in my view is: Loss as every main character in the play has suffered some kind of personal loss (Christopher has lost his mother and the dog wellington) (Ed has lost his wife through her affair) (Judy had lost Christopher) these losses have a huge impact in the development of the story and shape the whole play. These losses from before the play is set are the main turning points of the play when they are uncovered and as Christopher goes through the play investigating he discovers all these past losses and sets in motions the key events of the play. Looking into this theme also helped me a lot with the development of my character Rodger as he is linked into the losses of all the main characters this helped me develop how my character would react with the events and other characters in the play.

One site that helped me understand the themes of the play is http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time/themes.html hope this helps you all.