Curious Dog #3

"The next day I saw 4 yellow cars in a row on the way to school, which made it a Black Day, so I didn't eat anything at lunch and I sat in the corner of the room all day and read my A-level maths course book. And the next day, too, I saw 4 yellow cars in a row on the way to school, which made it another Black Day too, so I didn't speak to anyone and for the whole afternoon I sat in the corner of the Library Groaning with my head pressed in to the join between the two walls and this made me feel calm and safe. But the third day I kept my eyes closed all the way to school until we got off the bus because after I have had 2 Black Days in a row I'm allowed to do that(53)."

This passage characterizes Christopher, in that it shows how he copes with every day. It shows the reader that unlike most other people who just go day by day letting what ever happens to them happen, he likes having a control over his days, and he controls his days by the color's of cars. As the passage says if Christopher sees 4 yellow cars his day is a black day which basically entails that he purposely makes it a gloomy day. He does not talk to any one at all during the day and he just keeps to him self. Christopher enjoys having so set rules over his every day life, he does not seem to enjoy out of the ordinary occurances, or talking to strangers.