Themes in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play) - GCSE English Literature - AQA - Video

Themes in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play)Video

A theme is an idea that runs throughout a text. In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the themes of family, honesty and trust, and braving the unknown are explored.

Playwright Simon Stephens introduces the themes running through the novel and play: family, how you live with other people, love, the importance of being honest and the difficulty of truthfulness.

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Themes in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play)

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