Curious Case Of The Dog In The Nightime
Christopher Boone’s Quest for Truth
In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime written by Mark Haddon,
Christopher Boone goes on a quest for truth. In this novel, the protagonist, Christopher Boone, a
15 yearold boy with Asperger Syndrome, faces some difficult challenges. Christopher goes on a quest for truth by trying to solve the mystery of Wellington’s murder. He does this by confronting each situation and solving the problem. Christopher goes on another quest for truth by trying to learn about his mother. He does this by not being afraid of the future and facing his fears. Christopher Boone goes on a quest for truth throughout the novel by trying to solve the mystery of Wellington’s murder. A time when this is demonstrated in the book is when
Christopher sneaks into the backyard of Mrs. Shears to investigate. The original reason
Christopher goes to see Mrs. Shears is because he wants to assure her that he did not kill
Wellington and she reciprocates by slamming the door in his face. When Christopher believes that Mrs. Shears is not watching him, he sneaks around to her garden shed. Christopher explains this by, “The shed was locked with a padlock and I couldn’t go inside so I walked round to the window in the side...When I looked through the window I could see a fork that looked exactly the same as the fork that had been sticking out of Wellington” (31). All Christopher wants to do is find out who killed Wellington and will stop at nothing. With him sneaking into Mrs. Shears’s backyard, Christopher sees a pitchfork that looks just like the one that killed Wellington. With this information, Christopher comes to a conclusion that the murderer either had a key to the shed because it was locked, Mrs. Shears had left the shed unlocked, or
In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime written by Mark Haddon,
Christopher Boone goes on a quest for truth. In this novel, the protagonist, Christopher Boone, a
15 yearold boy with Asperger Syndrome, faces some difficult challenges. Christopher goes on a quest for truth by trying to solve the mystery of Wellington’s murder. He does this by confronting each situation and solving the problem. Christopher goes on another quest for truth by trying to learn about his mother. He does this by not being afraid of the future and facing his fears. Christopher Boone goes on a quest for truth throughout the novel by trying to solve the mystery of Wellington’s murder. A time when this is demonstrated in the book is when
Christopher sneaks into the backyard of Mrs. Shears to investigate. The original reason
Christopher goes to see Mrs. Shears is because he wants to assure her that he did not kill
Wellington and she reciprocates by slamming the door in his face. When Christopher believes that Mrs. Shears is not watching him, he sneaks around to her garden shed. Christopher explains this by, “The shed was locked with a padlock and I couldn’t go inside so I walked round to the window in the side...When I looked through the window I could see a fork that looked exactly the same as the fork that had been sticking out of Wellington” (31). All Christopher wants to do is find out who killed Wellington and will stop at nothing. With him sneaking into Mrs. Shears’s backyard, Christopher sees a pitchfork that looks just like the one that killed Wellington. With this information, Christopher comes to a conclusion that the murderer either had a key to the shed because it was locked, Mrs. Shears had left the shed unlocked, or