Christopher versus His Neighbors
the dog on the law and moves back two meters. This means Christopher wants to reduce the tension between him and Mrs. Shears, so that Mrs. Shears stops her
shouting. According to Moore, avoidance is usually preferred to be applied in solving a
conflict if the parties related in conflicts like to keep inside their feeling to avoid conflicts. This happens because of the lack of their motivation to face the
potential conflict and its resolution. They often leave the situation totally when they see that it might cause conflicts 23-38.
Another conflict between him and his neighbor happens when he tries to collect information about the murder of the dog by asking Mr. Wise. But, he is
disappointed because Mr. Wise laughs at him and it makes him angry. I asked Mr. Wise if he knew who had killed Wellington on Thursday
night. he said,” bloody hell, policeman really are getting younger, aren’t they.”
Then he laughed. I don’t like people laughing at me so I turned and walk away. 39
Christopher does not like Mr. Wise when he laughs at him. He decides to leave him because he does not like someone laughing at him. The different thought
between Christopher and Mr. Wise has created a conflict between them. According to Bryna Siegel, an autistic child has difficulty in understanding
body language and facial expressions 94. Christopher who also suffers from autism also has this characteristic. He has difficulty in understanding body
languages and facial expressions. It can be seen when he is angry with Mr. Wise just because he does not like that Mr. Wise laughs at him. The fact that
Christopher does not like someone laughs at him can be interpreted as his PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
difficulty in understanding facial expressions. So, it can be said that autism disorder also has a role in creating conflict which happens between Christopher
and Mr. Wise. Christopher decides to leave Mr. Wise in order to avoid the worse situation.
So, it can be concluded that Christopher applies avoidance as the conflict resolution between him and Mr. Wise. He applies the same conflict resolution
when he faces the conflict with Mrs. Shears. Based on the conflicts between Christopher and his neighbors, it can be seen
that he tends to apply avoidance when he notices that the situation is getting worse. And, it seems that avoidance is Christophers best solution to face the
conflicts with his neighbors.