Post #2 Lying

Think about what Christopher says about metaphors and lies and their relationship to novels [pp. 14–20]. Why is lying such an alien concept to him? In his antipathy to lies, Christopher decides not to write a novel, but a book in which "everything I have written . . . is true" [p. 20]. Why do "normal" human beings in the novel, like Christopher's parents, find lies so indispensable? Why is the idea of truth so central to Christopher's narration?

Post #1 Prime Numbers

Christopher is fascinated by prime numbers, and he figures out his name as a prime number. Using his formula on page 25, figure out your name as a prime number and post it. My number is 159!