Christopher Boone Obstacles

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime is a novel about a fifteen year old boy named Christopher John Francis Boone that takes place at Swindon, England in the year 1998 in which Christopher is the narrator and protagonist whom battles with a mild case of Autism. Christopher discovers and unfortunate crime scene where he finds his next door neighbor’s, Mrs. Shears, poodle named Wellington dead in her yard. Mrs. Shears then calls the police stating that Christopher has killed her dog which is false. After getting arrested and arguments with Ed Boone, Christopher’s father, Christopher has the urge to figure out who the murderer is, and is then told to stay out of other people business and to avoid getting into trouble by his father. Christopher disobeys and sets out to finding the murderer and in turn facing many obstacles due to his autism, but takes advantage of the situation to improve his social skills and confidence level.

Shears’ husband, which Christopher figures out through a series of letter written to him dated after his mother’s supposed death. Christopher later finds out that his mother and father were having affairs with Mr. And Mrs. Shears. An argument between Ed Boone and Mrs. Shears leads to the death of Wellington ultimately caused by Ed, Christopher’s father himself. After Christopher learns the horrendous news he then run away from home and sets off to finding his mother in which he discovers the frantic and disorganized ways of the world which puts him and his autism in various vulnerable situation which ultimately lead him to finding his mother and learning new ways to cope with his unique perspective of life. After finding his mother he takes his A-level exam and receives the highest possible score, which in turn give him confidence in the fact that he could study and pursue an independent and normal