In this post I'd like to take a deeper look at Christopher's character. First, and what might be seen as most importantly by some, Christopher has what is called Asperger Syndrome. It is a variant of autism, characterized by difficulty with social interaction, as well as restricted and repetitive behavior. Also, atypical use of language has been regularly observed. With the knowledge of Christopher’s disorder clear, the situations in the book begin to make sense. For example, from the very beginning we learn that Christopher really likes math, and is very good at it. Also, he has a photographic memory. He describes his brain as a type of file system. Overall, he seems like an extremely intelligent young man. But he also displays the restricted and repetitive behavior in many ways as well. He doesn’t like things that are yellow, and he decides whether his day will be good or not based solely on the number of various colored cars on his bus ride to school. Also, he cannot tell a lie, which turns out to be one of the most important parts of his character. Lies will be discussed in the next blog!