At several instances during the novel Christopher fantasizes about a world with no people in it or one that the only ones that are left are "special people like me" (pp. 198–200). He is very comforted by these fantasies. I think a lot of his comfort in these fantasies is common for someone with Autism. Since he has such a hard time understanding the way people work, their emotions, and the ways people interact with one another, he sees these fantasies as a way for him to avoid dealing with all of that. In a world of people just like him, he doesn't have to worry about trying to fit in. I also think he is comforted because all of the things that scare him about people would not exist anymore. Although when he's going to London, he is really scared and just wants to go home and he doesn't even know what his home really is, he just wants to be in a safe place and not necessarily with people. All of the things going on around him are scary to him and he thinks being alone would make it better. His fantasies create a world where he has full control of things.
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