“I see everything. That is why I
don’t like new places. If I am in a place I know, like home, or school, or the
bus, or the shop, or the street, I have seen almost everything in it beforehand
and all I have to do is to look at the things that have changed or moved… But
most people are lazy. They never look at everything. They do what is called glancing, which is the same word for
bumping off something and carrying on in almost the same direction, e.g., when
a snooker ball glances off another snooker ball.” (p.140)
This passage reveals that
Christopher is a very observant boy who is uncomfortable in places where he hasn’t been before.
So he takes the time to take special notice to everything around him. Also in
this passage Christopher shows how he is different from other people. He says
that people usually just glance around without really taking it all in, as
opposed to him who will only begin to feel comfortable when he can see
everything, and completely observe his surroundings.
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