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Introduction:

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a mystery novel by Mark Haddon, published in 2003. The story follows Christopher Boone, a fifteen-year-old boy with mild autism. He finds Wellington, Mrs. Shears’ dog, dead with a fork stuck in his body, bleeding tragically. He starts to investigate, only to find that his dad is the murderer. Traumatized, he goes to London to live with his mom but later returns for a math test. He gets the highest grade and plans to go to university in another town and he thinks he is capable because he has solved the mystery, went to find his mom, and wrote the book now we’re reading. 

Analysis:

The author shows an unique personality and perspective through the eyes and mind of a boy with autism. He feels and thinks differently and we could see that he loves math and he is very interested. Throughout the story, Christopher talks about his ways of thinking and doing math to calm himself. He showed that it was the base of his life. He also showed passion for dogs as he goes on investigating on Wellington, despite the police officers and Mrs. Shears accused him and told him to stop. He also showed irresponsibility yet responsibility through his actions such as going to find his mom in London, and leaving home. He also couldn’t forgive his dad for killing the dog, which suggests that he cares more about the dog than his dad. The author shows messed-up relationships between his parents as his mom cheated on with Mr. Shears while dad goes off killing a dog. Through his actions and thoughts, it can be inferred that Christopher is courageous, overthinking, intelligent fifteen-year-old. It can also be inferred that Christopher is nonchalant overall because he didn’t seem to mind, living with only his dad, not his mom. He doesn’t let anything make him overthink and make his life more complicated than it already is for him. 

Conclusion:

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a mystery novel by Mark Haddon, published in 2003. The book follows Christopher Boone, a fifteen-year-old boy with mild autism. He finds Wellington, Mrs. Shears’ dog, dead with a fork stuck in his body, bleeding tragically. He starts to investigate, only to find that his dad is the murderer. Traumatized, he goes to London to live with his mom but later returns for a math test. He gets the highest grade and plans to go to university in another town and he thinks he is capable because he has solved the mystery, went to find his mom, and wrote the book now we’re reading.