Analysis Of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night

In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, we are introduced to Christopher Boone, a 15 year old boy who has a disability comparatively to Asperger's Syndrome. Christopher only lives with his dad, Ed Boone, because he is told that his mother died a couple of year ago from a heart attack. In the book, we learn Christoper has countless love-hate relationships with irregular objects. He loves math, red objects, and being honest; however he hates, yellow objects, metaphors, and lying. Christopher's main reason to write a mystery book, was to tell readers his process of finding the killer of Wellington, Mrs. Shears’s (his neighbor’s) dog. However, during the process of solving the mystery and writing his book, he comes across
He displays the quality of being supportive of Christopher, by having a job, more specifically running his own business. Christopher does not seem to appreciate the hard work his father puts in to take care of him. However, as readers we notice the great qualities Ed has as a parent. This can be supported, especially when compared to Judy, Christopher's mom's, when she expresses why she needed leave in one of her letters. Judy admits, “I’m not like your father. You father is a much more pacient person. He just gets on with things and if things upset him he doesn't let it show. But that's not the way I am and there is nothing I can do to change that,” (106). In other words, Ed shows the quality of being caring and patient to Christopher especially since Christopher has a disability and needs extra attention. Ed, not only takes care of him, but also checks that Christopher is happy and comfortable. This can be seen when Ed always asks what Christopher wants for dinner; informs him that his favorite TV show is on; and when he is about to make loud noises, like putting shelves up (p. 96), he makes sure Christopher is