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my perspective in social media changed completely since I started working in this project. at the beginning I thought social media was a waste of time and it was useless, but after actually trying it I think it's a good and a new to work on projects.

Christopher is my favorite character in the book, Christopher shows that he can be independent throughout the novel, and through much of the novel we watch as Christopher gains the confidence to help himself. I'm not a fan of both of his parents they both say that they care about Christopher, but to me I don't think they care enough otherwise Christopher's mom would never leave and Christopher's father would never lie to his own son.

Christopher:

I really like Christopher’s character, mainly because he’s determined to get over any obstacles that are in his way. He’s also ambitious despite his disorder, for example how he’s taking A level Math's, and how he wants to be an astronaut.  Another thing I really like about Christopher is that he’s straightforward in a way that can turn out to be rude sometimes and it’s funny because he does it unintentionally. Christopher acknowledges the fact that he doesn’t understand certain things due to his disorder, but at the same time he tries to complete really small things without having his disorder stopping him from doing so. For example, when he added red food coloring to his food that was yellow, just so that he could eat it. I do not sympathize with Christopher for his disorder because he’s come to terms with it and how some things are out of his control. But I do sympathize with him for what he’s been through and how he found out that his father turned out to be not how he believed his father was. And how after all this time he finds out that his mother is alive and he travels all alone and overcomes his adversity

 Christopher’s Father (Ed):

My opinions of Christopher’s father have changed a lot throughout the novel. At first I liked his character and he seemed caring and loving towards Christopher. I continued to feel this way about Ed until later on when Christopher found out about the letters his mom has been writing to him the past couple of years, that father hid. I started to think of Ed as suspicious in some way, and I was shocked that he’s hid this from Christopher all along. But I figured that as a protective father he was careful about what he told Christopher and what he didn’t in respect to his disorder. I personally think that maybe it was the right thing to do, at least until Christopher was old enough. However later on when we discovered that Ed killed Wellington there was no justification to do such thing. I hated father for not having the transparency that he pretended to have with Christopher. Although, I do sympathize Christopher’s father for his behavior because he has shown lots of love towards Christopher yet at the same time he messed up quite a lot. And I think that it’s because he was trying his best to deal with Christopher and his disorder in the best way possible.

Christopher’s Mother (Judy):

I’ve always thought that social media is both a positive and negative, and it all depends on the user. After using Tumblr for school I started realizing how useful and educational social media platforms can be. I’ve learnt to share my opinions and views on certain topics in the best way possible, since it was out there for everyone to read. It also allowed me to read the opinions of others regarding the same topic, which made me acknowledge that it’s completely fine if people have different opinions. With that, I was able to argue with some but in a way where I wasn’t offending anyone or bashing them. And I’ve gained these skills through a project that was based on a social media platform. Plus, it was a lot more interesting and unique since it was on Tumblr instead of just writing essays on paper.

I like Christopher, he is my favorite character in the book, because he is filled with adventure, and determination. He is always willing to do what he wants, no matter what comes in his way. For example, in the book, Christopher went looking for his mother, though the police had to come in his way, but he didn’t let them catch him, he was brave enough to handle this situation by his own and continue his journey with him full of determination. In my point of view, Christopher is a good person because he is always doing the best he can to understand and co-operate with the people around him. He also cares for his father, and understands him and forgives him whenever he would accidentally get his anger on him. I don’t blame Christopher for the mistakes he has done, because its always his Syndrome coming in his way, and he never chose to be born this way. 

Father is a good guy to me too, because he really cares for Christopher, and does everything to make him happy and to keep him safe. I also like him, and think he’s a good guy, because he stayed for Christopher when his mom didn’t, and did everything to make sure he was okay. Even though sometimes he would get mad at him or upset, but that’s because he loves him. And even when he lied to Christopher about his mother’s death, that was because he loved him and he couldn’t just tell him that his mom left him. I don’t blame Father for lying to Christopher, because he only did this because he knew that it wouldn’t sound right if he told Christopher that his mom left him.